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

Music is just kind of an expression of who I am. It's what I do.

- David Sanborn

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

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

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 …

- David Sanborn

You never get it figured out. You just keep playing.

- David Sanborn

You're only as good as your last record.

- David Sanborn

When I make records, I never listen to stuff after it's done. Ever.

- David Sanborn

Instrumental music is increasingly marginalized and there's just no outlet, there's no venue for it, in terms of media.

- David Sanborn