“Even if I have a good day, I still am aware of other people that are g...” — Christian Scott Quote

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 want to be the person who has a platform and neglects the things I see in my life and experiences.

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

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 any of those things and speak honestly about the things that I see my people endure in this country and all over the world.

I wouldn't argue that anyone living can play the trumpet better than Wynton Marsalis.

The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn't pose. He isn't aware of the camera.

My faith is in my colleagues. And when I meet other writers, journalists, who've been doing this for a long time, trying to make us aware of what it is that we're living in, I put my faith in those people.

I don't see how anybody cannot be political in this day and age. There's so much going on and you have to be aware and you have to vote. Our lives are political.

The big thrillers may make people aware of the violence in the society, and I guess that serves a purpose.

Of course, we didn't survive to play all the way through the '90s, so I can say that - as I said, everybody in the band was aware of this, and we trying to figure out ways to make it different.