“We didn't have much, but I was raised to believe if you had books, you...” — Christian Scott Quote

“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.”

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

“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.”

“The only siblings I have are half-siblings. My nuclear family would have been an extra-suffocating threesome. Instead, I have an interesting brother and sister, in-laws, and darling nephews.”

“I love doing things quietly. I love being with friends. I love my parents and my brother Guglielmo. They are essentials to me.”

“It's not like I'm hanging out at shopping malls or going to celebrity golf tournaments. I'm so in my own little world. I got my dog, my music, my brother, a couple of friends.”