Grammy Award-winning saxophonist!! Kenny G, LIFE IN THE KEY OF G
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Zibby Owens
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🗓️ 1 October 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Zibby interviews Kenny G—the incomparable musician with the straight sax, the flowing hair, and some of the most memorable melodies in history—about his indelible, fascinating, upbeat, and funny memoir, LIFE IN THE KEY OF G. Kenny shares the creative process behind his audiobook (which incorporates live saxophone performances to enhance the listening experience) and then describes the challenges of capturing his true, authentic voice in writing. He also reflects on his rigorous daily routine, his role as a father, and some pivotal moments in his life, from standing up to his mother in his 20s to recording what would become the best-selling Christmas album of all time.
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| 0:43.2 | Kenny G. is the author of Life in the Key of G. Kenny G. is a Grammy award-winning saxophonist, |
| 0:49.1 | whose indelible unique sound created a new genre of music and has endeared him to millions of |
| 0:54.1 | people around the |
| 0:54.7 | world. He is the best-selling instrumentalist of all time with global sales of more than 75 million |
| 1:00.2 | albums. Kenny has twice been given the NAACP Image Award. A Seattle native, Kenny lives in Los Angeles, |
| 1:07.2 | and is a proud and devoted father. Welcome, Kenny G. Thank you for coming on. Moms |
| 1:11.9 | don't have time to read books to discuss life in the key of G. Congrats. Thanks. I hope some |
| 1:17.7 | moms make time to read that one. They're definitely going to make time to read this one. Yes. |
| 1:21.8 | Do you have like an accompanying song that you wrote just for the book or anything like that? |
| 1:26.3 | Like, is there something? |
| 1:35.1 | Audio? The audio book has me doing a lot of sax playing in it because as the story was told and there were things that were, you know, left like, hey, here's what a soprano sax sounds like. |
| 1:40.7 | Or no, I wouldn't say that in the book, but I would say something like, well, I got a soprano saxophone, and then I would add in the audio book, by the way, listeners, this is what it sounds like. So that's not in that book, but that's the audio book, I think is pretty cool because Lide a lot of chance to throw a lot of sacks on there. And I think it's cool. Wow, that's amazing. Great idea. I will definitely listen to that |
| 2:02.0 | when that comes out as well. But I loved reading the print book, though, because I'm a print book person, mostly. And this was so great. I've learned so much about you and your journey. And I actually mentioned you at dinner with my kids the other night because I was like, my son is now taking the trumpet, much to the dismay of our neighbors here in New York City. And I was like, you know, |
| 2:01.5 | Kenny G. Still proud. the other night because I was like, my son is now taking the trumpet, much to the dismay of our |
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