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When I was 17 or 18 and it was time to figure out what to do with my life, I realized that I didn't enjoy anything as much as I enjoyed playing music. I felt that I had no choice: that I had to become a musician.

~David Sanborn

Topics: Anything Become Choice Enjoy Enjoyed Felt Figure Had Life Much Music Musician My Life No Choice Out Playing Realized Time

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

~David Sanborn

Topics: Always Big Guy Just Kinda Player Small Tenor Too Wanted

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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

Topics: Around Different Different Ways Interested Keep Like Lot Me Move Moves Music Play Play Music Things Try Ways

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I'm moved by a lot of different kinds of music, whether it's pop music or R&B or straight-ahead jazz or free or opera or music from all parts of the world.

~David Sanborn

Topics: Different Different Kinds Free Jazz Kinds Lot Moved Music Opera Parts Pop Pop Music Whether World

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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

Topics: Certainly Drummer Gene Lake Listen Oliver Only Play Son Tastes Well Wide

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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.

~David Sanborn

Topics: About Always Attitude Because Being Beneath Best Dismiss Either Hand Interests Just Learn Lie Look Music New Out Outside Perpetual Realm Regard Something Something New Student Think Where You Your

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I think a valid approach to being a musician is to take all of the experience of your life and filter it through your personality and send it back out there, and that's what art is.

~David Sanborn

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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

Topics: About Downs Everyone Fretting Future Goes Happened How Living Moment Music Teaches Through Ups Ups And Downs Us Worrying

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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

Topics: Look Me Moment People Stage Surrender Tell Telling Telling The Truth Truth Unless You

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I became a musician because I love music, and that is what has sustained me; it's not because I thought it was a great way to make a living. Music saved my life.

~David Sanborn

Topics: Became Because Great Great Way Life Living Love Make Me Music Musician My Life Saved Sustained Thought Way I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: July 30th, 1945

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