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Thelonious Monk Quotes

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

I’m famous. Ain’t that a bitch?

The piano ain't got no wrong notes.

They tried to get me to hate white people, but someone would always come along & spoil it.

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Thelonious Monk

Pianist

Born: 1917-10-10

Died: 1982-02-17

Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington.More