- Sustained a single musical note on his saxophone for 45 minutes through a process known as "circular breathing" (1997).
- Has two sons: Max Gorelick and Noah Gorelick.
- Loves to play golf when not playing the saxophone.
- Gave an impromptu in-air performance for the passengers on a flight from Tampa, Florida to Los Angeles on April 22, 2017.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 20, 1997.
- Wife is close friends with Brooke Shields.
- Attended and graduated from Franklin High School. His career began as a sideman for Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra (1973).
- Attended and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum larde from the University of Washington, where he studied for a major in accounting.
- The passengers helped the in-flight crew reach its goal of raising $2,000 for Relay for Life from the performance on the flight.
- Ranked in Golf Digest's "Top 100 in Music" (December 2006 issue) as the #1 musician golfer with a plus 0.6 Handicap Index.
- Appears in the music video for Katy Perry's single, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", alongside Rebecca Black, Darren Criss, Corey Feldman, Debbie Gibson, Kevin McHale, Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson.
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