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Penny Lane on Loving and Loathing Kenny G

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You Don't Like What You Like, but You Really Want to Hate What You Hate?

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Kenny g was a good example of mass culture. It was like kind of sen as you might say, the sort of lowest common denominator amongst many people. And i think part of what offends people about kennegy's music is that it is so useful in its usefulness. They want art to be disturbing society and making you uncomfortable. I guess that's what it's aiming for, and apparently it's what it achieves, right? A, then that must be there's something wrong with that. There's something bankrupt in there. The titles are giving you very helpful clues as to how to use it in your life. People don't use going home at the wedding. They

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