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Christian Scott Quotes

American - Musician | March 31, 1983 - 1

The music that I make, the younger musicians are referring to it as 'stretch' music.

Christian Scott

Music Musicians Stretch Make Younger

I live in New York, but I'm gone 310, 320 days a year. My apartment is storage.

Christian Scott

Live New York Year New Storage Gone

Depending on what you allow, you can still get the blues, man. I'm still trying to figure out where the blues really lies, where the street is.

Christian Scott

Man Trying You Blues Street Out

The one thing that I've learned is that people don't change. Each new generation has the same stuff that the last one did. It's one of those things where jazz kind of works in five-year cycles.

Christian Scott

Change People Generation New Jazz

If anyone ever tells me something doesn't go together, it makes me want to try it.

Christian Scott

Together Me Go Want Try Something

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 me and my twin brother Kiel read at least a book a week.

Christian Scott

Brother Parents Me Book Believe You

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 to have a chance to find itself.

Christian Scott

Chance Generation Grow You Find Say

Jazz is really 20th-century fusion music. You take West African harmony and rhythm, mix with European harmony, and boom!

Christian Scott

Music You Harmony Jazz Rhythm Take

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 weird. But pretty much anytime I play a note, I'm uncomfortable in a general sense.

Christian Scott

Hate Think Weird Uncomfortable Play

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