Don't play everything (or every time); let some things go by... What you don't play can be more important than what you do. Thelonious Monk More Quotes by Thelonious Monk More Quotes From Thelonious Monk A genius is the one most like himself. Thelonious Monk jazzmonkgenius I didn't know there were 2 ten o'clocks in a day. Thelonious Monk clockjazzknows I don't know what other people are doing - I just know about me. Thelonious Monk doing-meknowspeople It's always night, or we wouldn't need light. Thelonious Monk lightnightneeds Anybody talented in any way - they're called eccentric. Thelonious Monk eccentricway The majority of juice-heads and winos and junkies arent musicians. Thelonious Monk juicemajoritymusician If you really understand the meaning of be-bop, you understand the meaning of freedom. Thelonious Monk bopsjazzmusic Those who want to know what sound goes into my music should come to NY and open their ears. Thelonious Monk earssoundwant The piano ain't got no wrong notes. Thelonious Monk pianistnotespiano The inside of the tune [the bridge] is the part that makes the outside sound good. Thelonious Monk tunesbridgessound I have to listen to New York; I live there. I wasn't born there, but I've been living there all my life. Thelonious Monk bornnew-york I don't know where jazz is going. Maybe it's going to hell. You can't make anything go anywhere. It just happens. Thelonious Monk anything-goesjazzmusic We have two kids, my wife and myself. Thelonious Monk wifetwokids I was playing birthday parties. House-rent parties where they used to sell whisky during prohibition. Thelonious Monk prohibitionpartyhouse I played the wrong wrong notes. Thelonious Monk notes I made the wrong mistakes Thelonious Monk jazzmademistake I never though much about race. Thelonious Monk race I find my inspiration in myself. Thelonious Monk jazzmusicinspiration I always believed in being myself. Thelonious Monk always-believebeing-myself I compose my pieces with a formula that I created myself. Thelonious Monk jazzpiecesmusic
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