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Listening to Kenny G

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Duration
4 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:47
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
HBO Documentary Films,The Ringer Films,Polygram Entertainment

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Movie Summary

An examination of the most popular instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, and why he is polarizing to so many.
-(AUDIENCE LAUGHS, APPLAUDS) -♪ (NOTE CONTINUES) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:17
-(AUDIENCE LAUGHS, APPLAUDS) -♪ (NOTE CONTINUES) ♪
JASON: You know, to me, I look at him in two ways. - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
JASON: You know, to me, I look at him in two ways.
There's a lot of people for whom they would never - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
There's a lot of people for whom they would never
And maybe it was a kind of gateway - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
And maybe it was a kind of gateway
And yet, at the same time, - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
And yet, at the same time,
He's such a deeply problematic figure, - Listening to Kenny G 00:18
He's such a deeply problematic figure,
Never th-- I've honestly never put a lot of thought - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
Never th-- I've honestly never put a lot of thought
I mean, if I was a Black guy, - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
I mean, if I was a Black guy,
Then we have to look at what was pop radio like in, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Then we have to look at what was pop radio like in,
Because that's when I had my song "Songbird." - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Because that's when I had my song "Songbird."
They might go, - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
They might go,
I've never really thought about it like that, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I've never really thought about it like that,
I mean, historically, in this country, - Listening to Kenny G 00:19
I mean, historically, in this country,
I can understand where some of the resentment comes from. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I can understand where some of the resentment comes from.
♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYS TUNE OF "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYS TUNE OF "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD"...
♪ (TRANSITIONS INTO "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:36
♪ (TRANSITIONS INTO "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" BY LO...
♪ Unforgettable ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:24
♪ Unforgettable ♪
And we want to pay tribute to this beautiful song." - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
And we want to pay tribute to this beautiful song."
But there's a few musicians out there - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
But there's a few musicians out there
♪ (GUITAR TUNE PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:34
♪ (GUITAR TUNE PLAYING) ♪