David Sanborn quotes: wise famous quotes, sayings and quotations by David Sanborn

David Sanborn Famous Quotes & Sayings

Discover top inspirational quotes from David Sanborn on Wise Famous Quotes.

David Sanborn quotes: You never get it figured out. You just keep playing.

You never get it figured out. You just keep playing.

David Sanborn quotes: When I make records, I never listen to stuff after it's done. Ever.

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

David Sanborn quotes: Music is like an open sky. You know it's out there ... and there you are.

Music is like an open sky. You know it's out there ... and there you are.

David Sanborn quotes: Its all about finding the right note at the right place and knowing when to leave well enough alone. And that's a lifelong quest.

Its all about finding the right note at the right place and knowing when to leave well enough alone. And that's a lifelong quest.

David Sanborn quotes: Ninety-nine percent of the music that was of any interest to me when I was growing up came out of the black community.

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

David Sanborn quotes: I think, in a lot of ways, it's easier to play a smaller room. You can exploit the quieter dynamics you would shy away from in larger venues.

I think, in a lot of ways, it's easier to play a smaller room. You can exploit the quieter dynamics you would shy away from in larger venues.

David Sanborn quotes: Jazz music by its very nature is just a conglomerate of a lot of different kinds of music.

Jazz music by its very nature is just a conglomerate of a lot of different kinds of music.

David Sanborn quotes: 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.

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.

David Sanborn quotes: Music is just kind of an expression of who I am. It's what I do.

Music is just kind of an expression of who I am. It's what I do.

David Sanborn quotes: My name is on the thing, but the reality of it is, when I get up there on stage, I'm part of a band. I'm part of a unit. It's

My name is on the thing, but the reality of it is, when I get up there on stage, I'm part of a band. I'm part of a unit. It's like a basketball team.

David Sanborn quotes: I try to do things that keep me interested. And play music that moves me. I like to move around and play in a lot of different ways.

I try to do things that keep me interested. And play music that moves me. I like to move around and play in a lot of different ways.

David Sanborn quotes: 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.

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.

David Sanborn quotes: Instrumental music is increasingly marginalized and there's just no outlet, there's no venue for it, in terms of media.

Instrumental music is increasingly marginalized and there's just no outlet, there's no venue for it, in terms of media.

David Sanborn quotes: When you're on stage, unless you surrender to the moment, you're not telling the truth. I look for people that tell me the truth.

When you're on stage, unless you surrender to the moment, you're not telling the truth. I look for people that tell me the truth.

David Sanborn quotes: I always wanna be in the process of evolving and growing.

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

David Sanborn quotes: I think that, given a real choice, people would like to hear something interesting, not something bland and right down the middle.

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

David Sanborn quotes: My drummer, Gene Lake, is Oliver Lake's son. So I certainly have wide tastes, in not only what I listen to, but what I play as well.

My drummer, Gene Lake, is Oliver Lake's son. So I certainly have wide tastes, in not only what I listen to, but what I play as well.

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

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

David Sanborn quotes: I kinda always wanted to be a tenor player, but I'm a small guy, and tenor was just too big.

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