Kenneth Bruce Gorelick Quotes
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I've never really played golf. With the sax, I learned technique well enough so that it feels like part of my body, and I just express myself. That's where I want to get in golf.
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If you go to Tiananmen Square, or go to any public area in China, you will hear my music at some point.
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You can't just walk away when somebody recognizes you. You have to take some time out and talk to them. It's not a waste of time - I just love talking to people. And I don't do this to sell records. The truth is, I do what I do because I love it.
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Well, Grover Washington was my main influence and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, and John Coltrane.
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I approach everything in my life the same way; if it feels right, I know it.
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I really create everything I do from the heart.
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With the sax, I learned technique well enough so that it feels like part of my body, and I just express myself. That's where I want to get in golf.
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I started realizing that music is the one area where I've always let go. When that saxophone goes into my mouth, I get into a space where I never think about the notes I've already played or anticipate the notes ahead.
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I was really amazed when I started hearing 'Songbird' on the radio. I couldn't believe that the record company promotion department had actually convinced radio music directors to play it -because there wasn't anything like it on the radio at the time.
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I don't go to clubs. I don't know what club mixes are supposed to sound like.
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Finally, I was no longer a student and was making music for myself.
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That's my ideal day, time with my boys.
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It wasn't until Duotones that I felt my true voice come out.
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I'm just more into playing golf. It's a great thing.
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I live my life and play my music, and I don't really seek out other people's approval or accolades or things like that. I try to do what's true to me, and how it all comes out is fine.
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I'm very serious about what I do. I practice every day for three hours. I work on my scales; I work on my tone. But otherwise, I like to have fun.
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I don't play the traditional Charlie Parker songs. But I do improvise and I do create with my instrument, and that to me is jazz. But there are people who use the word 'jazz' only in a traditional sense, and they would be offended by that, and that's fine.
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Maybe the biggest thing that I've learned musically is that anything is possible. Things can work when maybe they don't seem like they can.
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I'm responsive to my public, but I also follow my heart.