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Talk Is Jericho

Kenny G

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.89.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2017

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Kenny G holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for longest single note ever played on a saxophone! He’s sold millions of albums, played with Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, and made his professional debut while still in highschool as part of R&B legend Barry White’s band. Kenny’s also big in China, and we’ll hear that how that happened. Plus, he’s telling the story about his debut Johnny Carson Show appearance that nearly cost him career!

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0:00.0

All right welcome to talk is Jericho it is the pod of thunder and rock and roll we're

0:17.1

going off the rails outside the box.

0:18.9

I was just for a guest.

0:20.8

I've got one of the biggest selling musicians of all time who sold the most records over

0:25.6

100 million records.

0:27.4

He's a virtuoso of his instrument.

0:29.9

He is the man who holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the longest single

0:34.6

note ever played on a saxophone for 45 minutes.

0:38.4

I'm talking about the curly haired Kenny G.

0:41.6

That's right this week it's curly haired Kenny week on talk is Jericho Kenny Omega

0:46.2

on Friday and Kenny G here today.

0:48.7

You might think Kenny G had that happen.

0:50.9

Funny story I was connected with meatloaf.

0:53.7

I remember if you heard the meatloaf interview a few months ago and then the same amazing

0:59.4

publicist Caitlin de Forrest then asked me would you like to do Kenny G. I was like yeah

1:03.9

Kenny G are you kidding me that were the biggest selling saxophone player of all time.

1:08.4

One of the biggest selling musicians of all time like I said unbelievable.

1:12.1

He's played with Celine Dion Whitney Houston.

1:14.4

He made his professional debut while he was still in high school as part of R&B legend

1:18.5

Barry White's band.

1:20.2

Kenny is also huge in China.

1:21.8

One of his songs is bigger than Happy Birthday in China.

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