I Don't Write On Demand - I

At My Aunt's Funeral, I Promised Myself That I Wouldn't Be Bound By The Belief That I'm Supposed To Stay In Anything - Whether It's A Relationship, A Job, A House, Or A Circumstance - If It Makes Me Miserable. She Gave Me The Courage To Find My Own Happiness.

There's A High School In Camden, New Jersey, I Call The Jill Scott School. It's The Camden Creative Arts High School. Those Teachers And Kids Are So Passionate About What They Do, And 98 Percent Of The Senior Class Went On To College.

I Could Hear Music Playing In The Background Of Works By Certain Authors, Like Poe And Shakespeare. And I Discovered Nikki Giovanni When I Was In Eighth Grade. Her Writing Has A Musical Energy With Pulse And Rhythm, Almost Like Jazz Or Hip-hop.

I'm A World-class People Watcher. I Like To Watch People's Body Movements, Their Expressions. It Says So Much About Them.

Whatever Happens In My Life, Whether I Stand Up Or I Fall Down, Whatever The Case, I'm Going To Use It In My Art. Why? Because I'm An Artist And I Have To.