How Kenny G Became the Best-Selling Instrumentalist of All Time

The Great Creators with Guy Raz

Oct 15 2024 • 1 hr 21 mins

Kenny G is a Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and the top-selling instrumental artist of all time, with over 75 million record sales, and 1.5 billion streams.

Kenny joins Guy to discuss his creative journey, from being the kid who didn’t make the high school band to a global music icon. Listen to how he defied industry norms with ‘Songbird’ to make it to the Billboard chart, his approach to handling critics, and his 50-year philosophy on practice and perfection.

Check out Kenny G’s new memoir ‘Life in the Key of G.’: https://a.co/d/2TcYvwN

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