David Sanborn Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Everyone goes through the ups and downs of living - fretting about the future, worrying about what happened. Music teaches us how to be in the moment.”

“In regard to music, I just think that it's always best to have an attitude of being a perpetual student and always look to learn something new about music, because there's always something new to learn. Don't dismiss something out of hand because you think it's either beneath you or outside of the realm of where your interests lie.”

“Ninety-nine percent of the music that was of any interest to me when I was growing up came out of the black community.”

“To me, the object of practicing is to allow you to play what you hear. But you're always hearing new things, so you never get to the end of it.”

“Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what?”

“When I make records, I never listen to stuff after it's done. Ever.”

“You're only as good as your last record.”

“I always wanna be in the process of evolving and growing.”

“I kinda always wanted to be a tenor player, but I'm a small guy, and tenor was just too big.”

“I think that, given a real choice, people would like to hear something interesting, not something bland and right down the middle.”