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> [People call what we do "stretch music." This is our style, and one of the newer, in vogue ways of playing creative, improvised music. It really grew out of me trying to address something that I saw in my everyday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/people-call-what-we-do-stretch-music-this-is-our-style-and-one-of-the/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

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## More by Christian Scott

> [Even if I have a good day, I still am aware of other people that are going through really hard, tumultuous things. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/even-if-i-have-a-good-day-i-still-am-aware-of-other-people-that-are/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [I hate the natural sound of the trumpet, but I think I'm naturally set up to be a trumpet player. I know that sounds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/i-hate-the-natural-sound-of-the-trumpet-but-i-think-i-m-naturally-set/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [I kind of prefer to be sort of ahead of the pack checking things out, priming the canvas, if you will, for the younger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/i-kind-of-prefer-to-be-sort-of-ahead-of-the-pack-checking-things-out/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [At Mardi Gras, the different tribes will basically play war games, and so my brother is what you call a Flag Boy, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/at-mardi-gras-the-different-tribes-will-basically-play-war-games-and/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [It doesn't matter if I ever win another award or get to play another major jazz festival in America. I would rather not garner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/it-doesn-t-matter-if-i-ever-win-another-award-or-get-to-play-another/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [It's funny because as a composer, you want to hear your songs live on. I think a lot of times people will create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/it-s-funny-because-as-a-composer-you-want-to-hear-your-songs-live-on/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [People call what we do "stretch music." This is our style, and one of the newer, in vogue ways of playing creative, improvised music.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/people-call-what-we-do-stretch-music-this-is-our-style-and-one-of-the/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [We didn't have much, but I was raised to believe if you had books, you had a lot. My grandfather and my parents made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/we-didn-t-have-much-but-i-was-raised-to-believe-if-you-had-books-you/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [You can't grow if you're going to say: 'The contributions of my predecessors are greater than anything I can ever achieve.' Each generation has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/you-can-t-grow-if-you-re-going-to-say-the-contributions-of-my/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [To me, trying to achieve the balance is when you become good: when you have enough technique to be able to play what is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/to-me-trying-to-achieve-the-balance-is-when-you-become-good-when-you/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [Man I mean, the great thing about playing clubs in Harlem is people have an appreciation not just for the music but for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/man-i-mean-the-great-thing-about-playing-clubs-in-harlem-is-people/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [I think a lot of musicians and artists are really one that really only have one trick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/i-think-a-lot-of-musicians-and-artists-are-really-one-that-really/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [The trumpet is a very violent instrument - probably one of the most archaic of all the modern instruments. It's physically really demanding: you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/the-trumpet-is-a-very-violent-instrument-probably-one-of-the-most/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [Jazz is really 20th-century fusion music. You take West African harmony and rhythm, mix with European harmony, and boom!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/jazz-is-really-20th-century-fusion-music-you-take-west-african/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

> [I live in New York, but I'm gone 310, 320 days a year. My apartment is storage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/i-live-in-new-york-but-i-m-gone-310-320-days-a-year-my-apartment-is/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

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