Am Quote by Robert Christgau Download Open image “Rock & roll fan that I am, Thelonious Monk is probably my favorite musical artist.” — Robert Christgau ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Am Art Artist I am Monk Musical Artist Rock Thelonious Monk
I love Thelonious Monk's song "Just a Gigolo." It's probably a minor song for him, but whenever I hear a recording of him playing… — Glenn Ligon Copy Share Image
My drummer, Gene Lake, is Oliver Lake's son. So I certainly have wide tastes, in not only what I listen to, but what I… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
Ralph Lemon is my idol. But music is my biggest passion. Frank Ocean's 'Pyramids' is on repeat. That kind of stuff with Frank Ocean… — Kyle Abraham Copy Share Image
There is no kind of music I don't listen to. Everything good is interesting. I am as happy with a Bach fugue as I… — Maira Kalman Copy Share Image
Thinking about the artists I've loved through the years, my favorites are the ones who've made music with cultural, societal and political significance. — Vic Mensa Copy Share Image
My musical taste is mainly summed up as like Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, with Zeppelin being my favorite. — Patrick Cantlay Copy Share Image
Every few generations there are people who come along that change the way we look at the world, for musical enthusiasts Monk is one… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
Miles Davis and Felonious Monk, they're both great artists who enhance things. — John Gourley Copy Share Image
Jerry Goldsmith, I have to say, is my single favorite composer of all time. He was one of the most innovative guys ever to… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of R. Kelly's. He's a musical genius and probably the most prolific artist of the generation before mine. — The Weeknd Copy Share Image
The idea with a collection is sort of to begin with a kind of bang. — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
People believe that criticism should be objective, whatever that means, but I really don't understand what people mean by that. I guess if you're… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
“One concept the non-old have trouble getting their minds around is the difference between taste and judgment. It's fine not to like almost anything, except maybe Al Green. That's taste, yours to do with as you please, critical deployment included. By comparison, judgment requires serious psychological calisthenics. But the fact that objectivity only comes naturally in math doesn't mean it… — Robert Christgau Copy Share
You know, criticism began as the province of amateurs, of wealthy men who liked the arts. — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
I believe that writing on music is experienced inside your head, is not a physically present in the world, it has a different kind… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
Chuck Berry's 'Maybellene' hit the airwaves at about the time Alan Freed got to New York, and it was definitely a song I really… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
I don't think it's such a bad idea that people learn the same history in school. I think it tends to ground people and… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
My wife is more important to me than anything in the world - including music. She's a great editor and companion for all of… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
You can only adjust to so much history in your life. I still have trouble texting. — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
I've always been a jazz fan, but I don't write much about jazz, because I don't have the chops. But it's really, really hard… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
There's a musicologist named Peter van der Merwe whose theory is that the blues generates tune families, and that their similarity to each other… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
Anyway, you know, when Richard Meltzer said rock and roll died in '68, what he means is Jefferson Airplane were no longer his buddies,… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
I don't own designer clothes, or a sports car, or a huge house, but I am seeing the world, experiencing amazing things, and I… — Roz Savage Copy Share Image
I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet - they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have… — Bobby Lee Copy Share Image
I am not a depressive person at all, but I reflect a lot on my life, and life in general, from the perspective of… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
I am confident when I take the penalty otherwise I would pass for somebody else. — Bruno Fernandes Copy Share Image
I am on sabbatical as of right now, been too busy to think of about my OWN needs as of late. — Jim Diamond Copy Share Image
I am strongly opposed to any form of amnesty, including, especially, executive amnesty. — Steve Scalise Copy Share Image
I am no different from a lot of people. I am concerned for the future of my children and concerned for the future of… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else. — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
