I tend to play in a way that feels natural to me. To me that’s authentic for myself. I play by where I’m led by some sense of where I feel I’m supposed to be. 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. David Sanborn Read Quote
When you have an acoustic bass in the ensemble it really changes the dynamic of the record because it kind of forces everybody to play with a greater degree of sensitivity and nuance because it just has a different kind of tone and spectrum than the electric bass. David Sanborn Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think ‘Horace Silver’ was actually the first live jazz group I ever heard back when I was a kid in St. Louis. So along with most players of my generation, I have a real affection for the music of ‘Horace Silver.’ David Sanborn Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I look at the artistic process as like experiencing the world, channeling it through your personality and sending it back out there. That’s the process. David Sanborn Read Quote
