Kenny G Net Worth|Wiki: A Musician, Know his earnings, Career, Songs, Albums, Awards,Age, Wife, kids

Kenny G is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is estimated worth $100 million. He is a saxophonist and has his own line of saxophones called "Kenny G Saxophones". He is also one of the best selling artists of all time, selling more than 75 million records in his career.

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Income Sources of Kenny G

Being a musician, Kenny's major source of income is from his record sales. As mentioned earlier, he had sold more than 75 million records and almost made $55 million from his record sales in his career. He also makes money from his concerts and tours. Besides music, he also made investments in different companies like Starbucks, Apple, Microsoft, and United Airlines. He says that he had made almost the same amount of money from investing as from his music career.

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Assets and Properties of Kenny G

Kenny has owned several homes around the country over the years. In 1990, Kenny spent $8.8 million over three transactions to piece together a three-acre estate in Hunts Point, Washington. In 1995 he built a 12,200 square-foot mansion on the property. He listed the property for sale in 1998 for $26.5 million. The home was bought for an undisclosed amount in 1999 by cellular phone billionaire Craig McCaw.

Kenny's primary residence since 1998 has been a palatial bluff-top mansion/compound in Malibu. He bought his first portion of the property in 1997 for $12.5 million. In 2000 he spent $3 million for the house next door and proceeded to tear the old house down and build a brand new mansion from scratch. Construction costs on the second home reportedly topped $3.5 million. The new second home, which still has its address, features two bedrooms four bathrooms, a 9-foot piano, tennis court, and a 1,500 square-foot recording studio. The main property features offices, a screening room, and a guest house that overlooks the ocean. In 2020, Kenny G's low-key home in the trendy and increasingly spendy Studio City area of L.A.’s sprawling San Fernando Valley came back for sale on the open market at $3.5 million. He purchased the property in December 2007 for $2.85 million.

Kenny G is an aircraft pilot and has a De Havilland Beaver seaplane that he flies himself.

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The Career of Kenny G

Kenny G's debut album, named Kenny G, was released on August 1, 1982. The album was gold certified. His next two albums, G Force (1983) and Gravity (1985),  both went platinum. But it wasn't until his fourth album, Duotones(1986), he got to stardom. The album received 5x platinum and Kenny won multiple awards.

Kenny's career skyrocketed and sold the coming albums in millions. Since then Kenny released 14 albums. His 1992 album "Breathless" sold 12 million copies and other albums which are also great are Breathless (1992), Miracles: The Holiday Album (1994), The Moment (1996), Greatest Hits (1997), Classics in the Key of G (1999), Paradise (2002)I'm in the Mood for Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time (2006), Rhythm and Romance (2008), Heart and Soul (2010), Namaste (2012). The 'Brazillian Nights' is his latest album released in 2015. Throughout his career, he collaborated with numerous artists like Andrea Bocelli, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Steve Miller, Michael Bolton, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, Katy Perry, Smokey Robinson, and Kanye West.

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Awards and Achievements  of Kenny G

Kenny G received American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist in 1994. He also won a Grammy Award for the category Best Instrumental Composition for the song `Forever In Love` in 1994. In 1998, he was awarded the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Jazz Artist. He also won awards for the Best Jazz Album in 1989 and 1994 in Soul Train Music Awards.

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Personal Life of Kenny G

Kenny was married to Janice DeLeon in 1980 and got divorced in 1987. He then married Lyndie Benson in 1992. The couple blessed with two sons Max Gorelick and Noah Gorelick before getting divorced in 2012.

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Engagement on Social Platforms of Kenny G

Kenny is active on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube. He has about 1.5 million followers on Facebook, 172k followers on Instagram and 97.8k followers on Twitter. His Youtube channel has 453K subscribers and has around 202 million total views.

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