Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.
Thelonious Monk
Sometimes it's to your advantage for people to think you're crazy
people crazy
The piano ain't got no wrong notes.
music jazz piano
architecture writing music jazz
I don't know what other people are doing - I just know about me.
people
Interviewer: What other interests do you have? Monk: Life in general. Interviewer: What do you do about it? Monk: Keep breathing... Interviewer: What do you think the purpose of life is? Monk: To die.
purpose life
I'd go stupid collecting and counting my money.
money
I can shoot pool, and I can play ping-pong. I'm pretty good at those games.
game games
Monk enters the studio and starts playing, the rest of the musicians join him. After few minutes of play the technician from his room shouts and stops the band.] Monk: Why did we stop? Technician: I thought you were rehearsing. Monk: Aren't we always?
rest
I never though much about race.
race
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