The Tucson Weekly interviewed famous soprano saxophonist and noted mousse enthusiast Kenny “G” Gorelick in its August 7-13 issue for their “Nine Questions” feature. The interview tied in to Mr. G’s upcoming appearance at the Desert Diamond Casino (”Where Music Goes to Die from Autoerotic Asphyxiation”). It’s worth a read just for the sheer douchebaggery that is displayed so prominently by the G-Man. You can read the full interview here, but just check out his answers to some of the questions:
What CDs are in your changer right now?
None. The CDs I listen to are things that I’m working on. I don’t listen to old CDs. That’s not part of my thing.
How many total albums do you own (CDs, vinyl, cassettes, 8-tracks)?
Between 400 and 500.
What? Let me get this straight: Kenny G only listens to CDs of music that he is working on. Listening to any other CDs is just “not part of (his) thing.” The G-Man can only function by constantly listening to his own smooth jazz records. He’s just too good to listen to any other kind of music? But he owns between 400 and 500 CDs, presumably just to make his CDs look good next to them on the shelf. Hey, I guess that’s just how Ken-Bo works, baby … It goes on:
What song would you like to have played at your funeral?
Probably one I wrote, “Songbird.” That song changed my life.
Jesus Kenny, what’s wrong with “Amazing Grace”? Even when he lies in his coffin, Kenny G wants to hear his own shitty music. We can be assured that everyone in attendance will die a little along with him.
What’s your favorite guilty pleasure?
I like listening to classical music. That’s pretty predictable, though.
“Pretty predictable”? Wait a minute G-Man–I thought you only listened to your own music. What gives? I think that everything you’ve told us in thus far in this casual series of nine questions to promote your upcoming show at Tucson’s Desert Diamond Casino has been a lie! Son of a biscuit!!
8 responses so far ↓
1 James // Aug 23, 2008 at 10:25 pm
I’m with you on this one brother. Kenny G sucks.
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3 Annice // Oct 28, 2008 at 11:55 am
Keep up the good work.
4 Jim Reece // Oct 26, 2010 at 8:40 pm
They Simply Use Him For What He Is
Wha…? All this intellectual mumbo jumbo about poor ‘lil Kenny is getting the wyminns jus a little upset with you insensitive fools.
Listen up. They recognize what Kenny is and they also recognize how they need him.
Kenny G is one of the more effective douche bags ever produced. Females recognize him for what he is, and they use him for that purpose. So just back off, -you know you don’t really want or need to know any more than this. It ain’t pretty, but the product serves a purpose, and the girls seem to enjoy his effect upon themselves, -and as men, we should accept Kenny’s role in life.
But, as touching Kenny’s accomplishments otherwise, it is said that persons who claim to be ’self-made men’ save God a lot of embarrassment and to that end, I would only hope that Kenny, and Kenny alone, is found responsible for the substance of his own creations, because, deep down inside, you just know this music ain’t no act of God.
It is also rumored
5 joel // Feb 1, 2012 at 1:20 pm
First of all he didn’t say he doesn’t listen to other music the question was what does he have in his discs changer which means his car which shows he is a work a holic not conceited secondly song bird launch his career so why wouldn’t he wasn’t to end his career with the song that launched it to superstardom he is one of the great one just check his record sales
6 M.L. // Jun 12, 2012 at 4:31 am
I hated him before I ever heard his music or read about this interiew. He simply exudes cheesiness and doucheousity. Just the hair is plenty reason to hate him.
I could care less whether he’s a ‘good sax player’ or not; that is about as relevant to me as whether Tim Tebow is a good football player or not - either way they’re both assholes.
I would hate his music if I heard it anyway because I hate ‘jazz’ and I hate sax music. It’s invarialy cheesy or pretentious. The easiest way to make a song sound like cheesy pop crap is to add a sax solo.
With apologies to sax enthusiasts. On the bright side, the sax is still way cooler than the trumpet…
7 Maryam // Jun 23, 2012 at 6:35 pm
this is train s haous
8 Bunster // Apr 3, 2013 at 7:49 am
I think he is such a dick I made a short film about it. Please share and retweet it. The word must spread!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rOnC20SB0I&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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