I think that, given a real choice, people would like to hear something interesting, not something bland and right down the middle. David Sanborn Read Quote
It’s tough to be in a relationship with a musician, because it reads sometimes as this ego and self-involvement when it’s really just concentration and focus. David Sanborn Read Quote
When you see the same familiar faces, it’s nice when you get a chance to play with the same musicians. You start to develop this shorthand so everybody knows where you’re at and where you’re going, but then again, there are always surprises. But the more people are comfortable with the material, the more free you can be with the music. David Sanborn Read Quote
I have a certain temperament, a disposition that I think lends itself to not playing outside the lines that much. But I do test the boundaries, certainly, and break one or two of my own. Some people are mystified by it, but not me. David Sanborn Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
As a melody instrument player, it’s all about getting from one note to the next, and those intervals and how you navigate your way through these vertical structures of chords. You realize that everything’s moving forward, and it’s all linear. David Sanborn Read Quote
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 Read Quote
