Composition Quote by Matthew Shipp

His name, even, is part of the marketing scheme, I mean, Thelonious Sphere Monk - how can you think of a better name to…

— Matthew Shipp

At first I didn't understand what [Thelonious Monk] was doing, but I went back again, and what I can say about Monk is that…

— Randy Weston

I have a theory - if the music is good and you have good musicians, the name doesn't matter that much. There are a…

— Joey Tempest

Well, we went through a lot of names. But seeing as, musically, I wanted to swing through the jungle baring my arse, I thought…

— Murdoc Niccals

A voluminous, prosaick, and drivelling Monk.

— John Lydgate

One of the bibles of my youth was 'Birds of the West Indies,' by James Bond, a well-known ornithologist, and when I was casting…

— Ian Fleming

I thought 'Arnold Layne' was a nice name and fitted well into the music I had already composed. Then I thought, 'Arnold must have…

— Syd Barrett

No name is important if it is not written in the book of life.

— Ace Kid

[Thelonious] Monk is a subject in itself. I mean, most piano players in most big bands sit down and they play with the band,…

— Ray Brown

I've been called every name in the book.

— Ryan Fitzpatrick

It feels like we're in a Harry Potter book talking about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

— Laurell K. Hamilton

'Monk' planted the seed that a procedural could have character and be quirky and have comedy.

— James Roday