Thelonious Monk Quotes


"Everybody in all countries tries to play jazz."
- Thelonious Monk
(Related: Countries, Jazz, Play)

"I can shoot pool, and I can play ping-pong. I'm pretty good at those games."
- Thelonious Monk
(Related: Games, Play, Pretty)

"I don't know what other people are doing - I just know about me."
- Thelonious Monk
(Related: People)

"I guess, you know, if I didn't make it with the piano, I guess I would've been the biggest bum."
- Thelonious Monk
"I never though much about race."
- Thelonious Monk
(Related: Race)

"I'd go stupid collecting and counting my money."
- Thelonious Monk
(Related: Money)

"We have two kids, my wife and myself."
- Thelonious Monk
(Related: Wife, Kids)

"All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians."
- Thelonious Monk
(Related: Mathematicians, Musicians)