Alone Quote 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Christian Scott

I think a lot of musicians and artists are really one that really only have one trick.

— 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…

— Christian Scott