Saxophone ki sabse acchi baat yehi hai. Ye kisi bhi cheez ke sath aasani se dhal sakta hai - chahe woh hip-hop ho, rap ho, rock music ho, pop ho, R&B ho ya jazz, in sabhi styles mein saxophone ke liye jagah ban hi jaati hai.
That's the beautiful thing about the saxophone. It can peacefully coexist with just about anything - whether it's hip-hop, rap, rock music, pop, R&B or jazz, there's a place for the saxophone in all of those styles.
That's the beautiful thing about the saxophone. It can peacefully coexist with just about anything - whether it's hip-hop, rap, rock music, pop, R&B or jazz, there's a place for the saxophone in all of those styles.
Mujhe lagta hai ki music mein milkar kaam karne se mujhe apni soch se bhi badhkar musical roop se aage badhne ka mauka mila hai.
I feel like collaboration in music has allowed me to grow musically beyond my wildest dreams.
I feel like collaboration in music has allowed me to grow musically beyond my wildest dreams.
Main apne sahyogiyon ko shukriya ada karta hoon jinhone mujhe aage badhne diya. Unke bina mujhe yeh mauka kabhi nahi milta.
I credit my collaborators for allowing me to grow. Without them I wouldn't have that opportunity.
I credit my collaborators for allowing me to grow. Without them I wouldn't have that opportunity.
Main shayad wahi cheez baar-baar karta rehta. Hum aadat ke gulam hote hain. Hum wahi jaante hain jo humein pata hai. Lekin jab aap milkar kaam karte hain... aur main sirf music ki baat nahi kar raha, zindagi ki baat kar raha hoon - agar aap ek acche listener hain aur aapke kaan khule hain, aur ek accha collaborator banne ke liye aapko sunna aana chahiye, toh aap doosron se bahut kuch sikh sakte hain.
I'd probably end up doing the same thing over and over. We're creatures of habit. We know what we know. With collaboration...and I'm not just talking about music, I'm talking about in life - if you're a good listener and you have your ears open, and to be a good collaborator you have to be able to listen, you can learn something from somebody else.
I'd probably end up doing the same thing over and over. We're creatures of habit. We know what we know. With collaboration...and I'm not just talking about music, I'm talking about in life - if you're a good listener and you have your ears open, and to be a good collaborator you have to be able to listen, you can learn something from somebody else.
Agar mood ban jaye toh aapko us ghode par fir se sawar hone aur koshish karne ke liye tayar rehna chahiye. Yeh un behtareen seekhon mein se ek thi jo mujhe mere career ki shuruat mein creative rukawaton se nipatne ke liye mili thi. Agar aap kisi creative deadlock mein phans jayein, toh aap wahan baithkar apna dimaag khapate reh sakte hain.
You have to be willing to get back on that horse and try it again if the mood strikes. That was one of the great pieces of wisdom that I got early on in my career in terms of being blocked. If you get to a creative roadblock, you can sit there and rack your brain.
You have to be willing to get back on that horse and try it again if the mood strikes. That was one of the great pieces of wisdom that I got early on in my career in terms of being blocked. If you get to a creative roadblock, you can sit there and rack your brain.
Aajkal, main yeh nahi keh raha ki aisa nahi hota, lekin music zyadaatar kisi lab ki tarah banaya gaya hai jahan ek vyakti kisi ek studio mein kaam karta hai, woh file duniya ke kisi doosre kone mein baithe doosre vyakti ko bhejta hai, woh wapas bhejta hai aur fir idhar-udhar bheja jata hai. Ismein music ki kala thodi... waise ismein kuch galat nahi hai. Balki, kuch behtareen music isi tarah banaya jata hai.
Nowadays, not to say that that doesn't happen, but music is made a lot almost in a laboratory where you get one guy working in one studio, they send the file to another guy in some other part of the world, they send it back and then they send it this way and that way. Musicianship is kind of - there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, some great music is made that way.
Nowadays, not to say that that doesn't happen, but music is made a lot almost in a laboratory where you get one guy working in one studio, they send the file to another guy in some other part of the world, they send it back and then they send it this way and that way. Musicianship is kind of - there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, some great music is made that way.
Mere kuch sabse acche dost hain jinhone Broadway shows likhe hain. Allee Willis aur Brenda Russell ne 'The Color Purple' likhi thi jise haal hi mein Broadway par fir se shuru kiya gaya tha. Mere liye yeh ek bilkul alag tarah ki zimmedari hai jo aapko nibhani padti hai, lekin music toh music hota hai. Broadway show karna ek aisa mauka hoga jo main pana chahunga.
Some of my best friends have written Broadway shows. Allee Willis and Brenda Russell wrote The Color Purple which has been recently revived on Broadway. That to me is such a different hat that you have to wear, but music is music. A Broadway show is something I would love to have the opportunity to do.
Some of my best friends have written Broadway shows. Allee Willis and Brenda Russell wrote The Color Purple which has been recently revived on Broadway. That to me is such a different hat that you have to wear, but music is music. A Broadway show is something I would love to have the opportunity to do.
Main kabhi shadi ke liye mana nahi karoongi. Abhi tak yeh mera rasta nahi raha hai. Mujhe lagta hai ki us baare mein sochna accha hoga. Kisi aise vyakti se milna jo is kabil ho ki "Haan, main apni zindagi tumhare sath bitana chahti hoon." Bilkul, kyun nahi. Mujhe yeh baat bahut acchi lagti hai ki har state mein yeh kanooni roop se manya hai.
I would never say no to that [marriage] . It hasn't been my path up to this point. I think it would be nice to look forward to that. Meeting somebody of that caliber of "Yes, I want to spend my life with you." Of course, why not. I love the fact that that is legal in every state.
I would never say no to that [marriage] . It hasn't been my path up to this point. I think it would be nice to look forward to that. Meeting somebody of that caliber of "Yes, I want to spend my life with you." Of course, why not. I love the fact that that is legal in every state.
Mujhe yaad hai jab main studio mein aayi aur Barry Manilow se mili. Main unhe dekhkar thodi der ke liye dang reh gayi thi. Unhone kaha, "Main aapko yeh gana sunana chahta hoon." Jab hum gaane ke ant mein pahunche toh maine suna ki unhone gaane ke bolon mein mera naam bhi liya tha. Mera ghabrahat se mooh khula ka khula reh gaya tha!
I remember coming in to the studio and meeting Barry Manilow . I was kind of star-struck. He said, "I want to play you this song." We get to the end of the song and I hear him actually sing my name as part of the lyric. I had to pick my jaw up from the floor!
I remember coming in to the studio and meeting Barry Manilow . I was kind of star-struck. He said, "I want to play you this song." We get to the end of the song and I hear him actually sing my name as part of the lyric. I had to pick my jaw up from the floor!
Barry Manilow ek aise insaan hain jinhone music industry mein aisi lambi parari kheli hai jo bahut kam logon ke naseeb mein hoti hai. Main unke kaam ko dekhkar chakit reh jati hoon.
Barry Manilow is a guy who's had a tremendous longevity that few have had in the music business. I'm in awe of what he does.
Barry Manilow is a guy who's had a tremendous longevity that few have had in the music business. I'm in awe of what he does.
Mujhe naye aur yuva artists bahut pasand hain jo samne aa rahe hain, jisme Adele bhi shamil hai. Shayad koi bhi uske sath kaam karne ke liye pagal ho jayega. Uske kisi gaane par saxophone ka solo bajana mere liye zindagi ka sabse bada pal hoga.
I love a lot of the young, new artists who are coming up, including Adele. I suppose anybody would freak out to work with her. To be able to play a saxophone solo on one of her songs would be the most ultimate thing ever.
I love a lot of the young, new artists who are coming up, including Adele. I suppose anybody would freak out to work with her. To be able to play a saxophone solo on one of her songs would be the most ultimate thing ever.
Mujhe lagta hai ki kai baar, khaaskar gaane likhte waqt, aap kisi ke sath ek kamre mein baithte hain, aur woh ek bahut sammanit songwriter ho sakte hain, lekin kisi bhi vajah se, aapas ki tuning sahi nahi baith pati.
I think that there have been times, especially with writing songs, where you sit in a room with somebody, and they could be a very well-respected songwriter, but for whatever reason, the chemistry is just not right.
I think that there have been times, especially with writing songs, where you sit in a room with somebody, and they could be a very well-respected songwriter, but for whatever reason, the chemistry is just not right.
Barry Manilow mere liye bahut khaas rahe hain. Uske baad se humne kai baar sath kaam kiya hai aur har baar anubhav utna hi shandar aur sangeetmay raha hai. Maine unse bahut kuch sikha hai. Mujhe unke aas-paas ek student bankar rehna aur unke mahol ko dekhna pasand hai.
Barry Manilow was very special for me. We've had many collaborations since then and all have been equally rewarding and musical. I've learned so much from him. I like being a student around him; observing him in his environment.
Barry Manilow was very special for me. We've had many collaborations since then and all have been equally rewarding and musical. I've learned so much from him. I like being a student around him; observing him in his environment.
Udaharan ke liye, Alan Menken mere un nayaiko mein se hain jinhone Disney ke liye itna sara sangeet racha hai.
Alan Menken, for example, is one of my heroes for all of the music he's written for Disney.
Alan Menken, for example, is one of my heroes for all of the music he's written for Disney.
Sath kaam karne wale logon ki meri wishlist bahut lambi hai. Ismein Elton John jaise log shamil hain jinke liye mere dil mein behad samman hai, se lekar Snoop Dogg tak, jinka bhi main bahut aadar karta hoon.
The collaboration wish list is huge, very long. It goes from people like Elton John, for whom I have an unbelievable amount of respect, to Snoop Dogg, whom I also respect a great deal.
The collaboration wish list is huge, very long. It goes from people like Elton John, for whom I have an unbelievable amount of respect, to Snoop Dogg, whom I also respect a great deal.