All Thelonious Monk Quotes
- I made the wrong mistakes Inspirational
- Those who want to know what sound goes into my music should come to NY and open their ears. Ears
- Miles'd got killed if he hit me. Got Killed
- A genius is the one most like himself. Genius
- Just because you're not a drummer doesn't mean you don't have to keep time. Drummer
- I didn't know there were 2 ten o'clocks in a day... Clock
- The loudest noise in the world is silence. Inspirational
- I have to listen to New York; I live there. I wasn't born there, but I've been living there all my life. All
- 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. Every Time
- The only cats worth anything are the cats that take chances. Cat
- I don't know where jazz is going. Maybe it's going to hell. You can't make anything go anywhere. It just happens. Anything Go
- Jazz is freedom. You think about that. Freedom
- If you really understand the meaning of be-bop, you understand the meaning of freedom. Bops
- I find my inspiration in myself. Find
- After two takes you're imitating yourself. Imitating
- I compose my pieces with a formula that I created myself. Compose
- I don't have a definition of Jazz. You're just supposed to know it when you hear it. Definition
- I guess, you know, if I didn't make it with the piano, I guess I would've been the biggest bum. Been