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Listening to Kenny G

You know, this ideathat Louis Armstrong regarded his music as sacred? What? (LAUGHS) I...

�� (UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ JOHN: You know, this idea
that Louis Armstrong regarded his music as sacred? What? (LAUGHS) I mean, even if it were true, sacralization of any art form
is what destroys it

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JOHN: You know, this idea that Louis Armstrong
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regarded his music as sacred?
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What? (LAUGHS)
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I mean, even if it were true,
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sacralization of any art form is what destroys it.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:25
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.
-♪ (SINGLE TRUMPET NOTE) ♪ -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
-♪ (SINGLE TRUMPET NOTE) ♪ -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
And at the same time, I kind of just thought, like, - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
And at the same time, I kind of just thought, like,
Now, of course, the irony is, it's one of the best things - Listening to Kenny G 00:08
Now, of course, the irony is, it's one of the best thin...
And Kenny brings it down a little bit, - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
And Kenny brings it down a little bit,
♪ ("WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG PLAYS) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:15
♪ ("WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG PLA...
There's something deeply powerful - Listening to Kenny G 00:08
There's something deeply powerful
It can't simply be that millions of people are just stupid, - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
It can't simply be that millions of people are just stu...
There's some music that some people call good. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
There's some music that some people call good.
That doesn't really tell us anything about the music, - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
That doesn't really tell us anything about the music,
YOUTUBER: Kenny G, Breathless. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
YOUTUBER: Kenny G, Breathless.
(BULLETS FIRING) - Listening to Kenny G 00:30
(BULLETS FIRING)
JOHN: Every time it comes on, - Listening to Kenny G 00:15
JOHN: Every time it comes on,
KENNY G: When you love a piece of music, - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
KENNY G: When you love a piece of music,
"It's good. It's no good. It's good. It's no good." - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
"It's good. It's no good. It's good. It&...
♪ (SOFT SAXOPHONE MUSIC PLAYS) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
♪ (SOFT SAXOPHONE MUSIC PLAYS) ♪
JOHN: Ultimately, what the musical experience resides in - Listening to Kenny G 00:16
JOHN: Ultimately, what the musical experience resides in
(INDISTINCT AUDIENCE CHATTER) - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
(INDISTINCT AUDIENCE CHATTER)
All right, ready? And smile. Good. Excellent. Come on out. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
All right, ready? And smile. Good. Excellent. Come on out.
I want you to know that we were married in 1989, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I want you to know that we were married in 1989,
Be ready with the raffle, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Be ready with the raffle,