Thelonious Monk

“The piano ain't got no wrong notes.”

“All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians.”

“Everybody in all countries tries to play jazz.”

“I guess, you know, if I didn't make it with the piano, I guess I would've been the biggest bum.”

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

“I can shoot pool, and I can play ping-pong. I'm pretty good at those games.”

“We have two kids, my wife and myself.”

“I never though much about race.”

“Be-bop wasn't developed in any deliberate way.”

“I don't know what other people are doing - I just know about me.”

“I'd go stupid collecting and counting my money.”