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So when I was writing the melody
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Listening to Kenny G

So when I was writingthe melody... (IMITATES MELODY) ♪ ...that's what I would do ♪ But...

So when I was writing
the melody... (IMITATES MELODY) ♪ ...that's what I would do ♪ But that's not
what Stan would do

Full Transcript

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So when I was writing the melody...
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(IMITATES MELODY)
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♪ ...that's what I would do ♪
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But that's not what Stan would do.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
59
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:36
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.
(IMITATES MELODY) - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
(IMITATES MELODY)
It sounds less happy and less normal, - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
It sounds less happy and less normal,
More-- It's leading you down to another place. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
More-- It's leading you down to another place.
I felt really kind of proud that I could - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
I felt really kind of proud that I could
-That's frigging, you know, insane. -(CLAPPING) - Listening to Kenny G 00:18
-That's frigging, you know, insane. -(CLAPPING)
-JAMES: Oh, sure. -KENNY G: Here's one more New Standard. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
-JAMES: Oh, sure. -KENNY G: Here's one more New Standar...
JAMES: It's not so much that, "Oh, it's jazz," - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
JAMES: It's not so much that, "Oh, it's jazz,...
It's how you can affect other people - Listening to Kenny G 00:15
It's how you can affect other people
KENNY G: They're beautiful melodies. - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
KENNY G: They're beautiful melodies.
Because what I created, when I created, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Because what I created, when I created,
I'd change some notes because, you know, - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
I'd change some notes because, you know,
KENNY G: You know, after you've done 23 or 24 records, - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
KENNY G: You know, after you've done 23 or 24 records,
Like New Standards, - Listening to Kenny G 00:25
Like New Standards,
(LAUGHS) - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
(LAUGHS)
You know what? I don't really hear - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
You know what? I don't really hear
If Ron Howard were to make a film - Listening to Kenny G 00:40
If Ron Howard were to make a film
And it's about this sad life of this guy that goes out and, - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
And it's about this sad life of this guy that goes out ...
When I get in my 80s, if everything's still working, - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
When I get in my 80s, if everything's still working,
(LAUGHS) - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
(LAUGHS)
♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪