Though he may not be the platinum-album powerhouse he once was in this country, iconic jazz musician and noted hair pioneer Kenny G has found a rabid and gargantuan fan base in China. So it's understandable if the 58-year-old doesn't want to ruffle any feathers there.
He did just that, however unwittingly, in October by tweeting a picture of himself at democracy protests in Hong Kong. In a HuffPost Live interview Wednesday, the musician clarified that he has no opinion on the Hong Kong/China clash, and he doesn't really want to talk much about it.
The saxophonist, who stopped by to chat about his upcoming album, "Brazilian Nights," told host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani that he could see the protests from his hotel room and decided to go walk around and check it out. While there, considering his massive popularity in China, fans stopped to take pictures. Nothing more, nothing less.
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"So I take a picture with them, and they turn out to be protestors," he said. "They put it up on their site that says, 'Kenny G here supporting the protestors.' I'm just walking around. I'm taking pictures with people. ... I left the area and went to lunch. Next thing I know, people are telling me I'm in trouble."
He didn't clarify whether the Chinese government pressured him to take the photo down. He only says he removed it to silence any confusion.
"The reason I took it down was because it was misinterpreted, and there's no point in it being up there just to stir up things," he continued.
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Police officers line up as they observe protesters at the occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kong police on Thursday took away demonstrators who refused to leave the main pro-democracy protest camp and tore down their tents in a final push to retake streets occupied by activists for two and a half months. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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A general view of a main road after police clearing barricades and tents outside government headquarters in Hong Kong Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kong police on Thursday took away demonstrators who refused to leave the main pro-democracy protest camp and tore down their tents in a final push to retake streets occupied by activists for two and a half months. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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Members of the Hong Kong police block off the area as they clear out the remains of the pro-democracy protest camp in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on December 11, 2014. Hong Kong police gave hundreds of pro-democracy protesters at the city's main rally site 30 minutes to leave or face arrest on December 11 as they announced a 'lockdown' of the area as part of a clearance operation. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A police officer, center, carries a tent near the Central Government Offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kongs police removed barricades and tore down tents around government offices, as a group of protesters prepared to make a last stand after more than two months of democracy demonstrations. Photographer: Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Hong Kong police dismantle the remains of the pro-democracy protest camp in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on December 11, 2014. Hong Kong police swooped on the city's main pro-democracy site on December 11, clearing away tents and barricades after more than two months of rallies, and issuing an ultimatum to a hardcore of protesters who have refused to budge. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hong Kong police dismantle the remains of the pro-democracy protest camp in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on December 11, 2014. Hong Kong police gave hundreds of pro-democracy protesters at the city's main rally site 30 minutes to leave or face arrest on December 11 as they announced a 'lockdown' of the area as part of a clearance operation. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A line of Hong Kong police dismantles the remains of the pro-democracy protest camp in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on December 11, 2014. Hong Kong police gave hundreds of pro-democracy protesters at the city's main rally site 30 minutes to leave or face arrest on December 11 as they announced a 'lockdown' of the area as part of a clearance operation. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Police officers dismantle a canopy erected by pro-democracy protesters near the Central Government Offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kongs police removed barricades and tore down tents around government offices, as a group of protesters prepared to make a last stand after more than two months of democracy demonstrations. Photographer: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Police officers line up as they observe protesters at the occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kong police on Thursday took away demonstrators who refused to leave the main pro-democracy protest camp and tore down their tents in a final push to retake streets occupied by activists for two and a half months. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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HONG KONG - DECEMBER 11: A truck removes tents and rubbish left after the clearance of Occupy Central Pro-democracy camp in Admirality, on December 11, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Lucas Schifres/Getty Images)
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A man walks past dismantled tents and debris near the Central Government Offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 Hong Kongâs government removes road blockades and the encampment of protesters around its offices, bringing an end to the democracy demonstrations that have divided the city for more than two months. Photographer: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Protesters belongings are left behind as the police officers clear the occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kong police on Thursday took away demonstrators who refused to leave the main pro-democracy protest camp and tore down their tents in a final push to retake streets occupied by activists for two and a half months. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Police officers clear yellow umbrella and barricades at the occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kong police on Thursday took away demonstrators who refused to leave the main pro-democracy protest camp and tore down their tents in a final push to retake streets occupied by activists for two and a half months. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Police officers clear yellow umbrella and barricades at the occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kong authorities started clearing barricades Thursday from a pro-democracy protest camp spread across a busy highway as part of a final push to retake streets occupied by activists for two and a half months. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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A police commander leans against a concrete wall with the defaced Chinese national flags placed on at the occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kong police on Thursday took away demonstrators who refused to leave the main pro-democracy protest camp and tore down their tents in a final push to retake streets occupied by activists for two and a half months. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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A protester holding a picture of police officers hitting the protesters as workers clear the barricades at an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kong authorities started clearing barricades Thursday from a pro-democracy protest camp spread across a busy highway as part of a final push to retake streets occupied by activists for two and a half months. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Hong Kong police dismantle the remains of the main pro-democracy protest camp in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on December 11, 2014. Hong Kong police began dismantling the city's main pro-democracy site on December 11, clearing away tents and barricades after more than two months of rallies, and hauling off a hard core of protesters who nevertheless vow that their struggle lives on. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hong Kong police dismantle the remains of the main pro-democracy protest camp in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on December 11, 2014. Hong Kong police began dismantling the city's main pro-democracy site on December 11, clearing away tents and barricades after more than two months of rallies, and hauling off a hard core of protesters who nevertheless vow that their struggle lives on. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Police officers move along Connaught Road Central in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kongs police removed barricades and tore down tents around government offices, as a group of protesters prepared to make a last stand after more than two months of democracy demonstrations. Photographer: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Hong Kong police prepare to clear a road occupied by pro-democracy demonstrators at the main protest site in the Admiralty district in Hong Kong on December 11, 2014. Hong Kong police ordered defiant protesters to disperse from the city's main pro-democracy site or face arrest on December 11, in a final showdown as they dismantled rallies that have lasted for more than two months. AFP PHOTO / DALE DE LA REY (Photo credit should read DALE de la REY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lines of police officers stand outside the Hutchison House building on Connaught Road Central in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Hong Kongs police removed barricades and tore down tents around government offices, as a group of protesters prepared to make a last stand after more than two months of democracy demonstrations. Photographer: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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A policeman (R) clears a tent from a road at the main pro-democracy protest site in the Admiralty district in Hong Kong on December 11, 2014. Hong Kong police dismantled the city's main pro-democracy site on December 11, clearing tents and barricades after more than two months of rallies and leading away more than 100 demonstrators, who vowed their struggle lives on. AFP PHOTO / DALE DE LA REY (Photo credit should read DALE de la REY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pro-democracy protesters gather and chant slogans next to a highway that police had cleared them from occupying in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on December 11, 2014. Hong Kong police dismantled the city's main pro-democracy site on December 11, clearing tents and barricades after more than two months of rallies and leading away more than 100 demonstrators, who vowed their struggle lives on. AFP PHOTO / ALEX OGLE (Photo credit should read Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
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Workers clear debris from a road after police cleared the main pro-democracy protest site in the Admiralty district in Hong Kong on December 11, 2014. Hong Kong police began dismantling the city's main pro-democracy site on December 11, clearing away tents and barricades after more than two months of rallies, and hauling off a hard core of protesters who nevertheless vow that their struggle lives on. AFP PHOTO / DALE DE LA REY (Photo credit should read DALE de la REY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Protesters pose for photographs on a barricade at the occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. Hong Kong's dwindling number of pro-democracy protesters vowed Wednesday to stay until the last minute before authorities clear them off a highway where they've been camped out for more than two months. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)