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Listening to Kenny G

You can't tellwhether he's white or Black. At that time, the most successwe have is in...

You can't tell
whether he's white or Black. At that time, the most success
we have is in Black radio. And they wanted to make sure that people didn't know I was
white. I thought they were
a bunch of shenanigans

Full Transcript

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You can't tell whether he's white or Black.
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At that time, the most success we have is in Black radio.
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And they wanted to make sure
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that people didn't know I was white.
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I thought they were a bunch of shenanigans.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:36
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.
Like, you ever seen the cover of G Force? - Listening to Kenny G 00:16
Like, you ever seen the cover of G Force?
I hated that record. Hated it. And it didn't sell well. - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
I hated that record. Hated it. And it didn't sell well.
So, 1986, - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
So, 1986,
So I sent them to the guys at Arista Records, - Listening to Kenny G 00:15
So I sent them to the guys at Arista Records,
"You know I'm a Jewish sax player from Seattle." - Listening to Kenny G 00:57
"You know I'm a Jewish sax player from Seattle.&qu...
♪ ("WHAT DOES IT TAKE" PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
♪ ("WHAT DOES IT TAKE" PLAYING) ♪
ANNOUNCER: From Hollywood, - Listening to Kenny G 00:23
ANNOUNCER: From Hollywood,
So, I'm back there waiting for the thing to happen, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
So, I'm back there waiting for the thing to happen,
"Hey, Johnny's running late tonight. Sorry." - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
"Hey, Johnny's running late tonight. Sorry."
I go, "We're playing 'Songbird.'" - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
I go, "We're playing 'Songbird.'"
I wanted to play from my heart, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I wanted to play from my heart,
I mean, I played every instrument on the song, - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
I mean, I played every instrument on the song,
I want to play my instrumental. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
I want to play my instrumental.
-Kenny? -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) - Listening to Kenny G 00:24
-Kenny? -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
And the guy that hired us is behind the cameras - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
And the guy that hired us is behind the cameras
We're talking about some single-digit finger moves. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
We're talking about some single-digit finger moves.
But that night, the wife of the head of promotion, - Listening to Kenny G 00:31
But that night, the wife of the head of promotion,
CLIVE: I wrote a personal letter, - Listening to Kenny G 00:20
CLIVE: I wrote a personal letter,
Play the record." - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Play the record."
KENNY G: Finally, one station, KMEL, "Camel," puts it on. - Listening to Kenny G 00:26
KENNY G: Finally, one station, KMEL, "Camel," puts...