Jan 25, 2009
Thelonius Monk’s advice to saxophonist Steve Lacy (1960) My favorites:“Don’t play the piano part. I’m playing that.” and“They tried to get me to hate white people, but someone would always come along and spoil it.” (via lonelysandwich)

Thelonius Monk’s advice to saxophonist Steve Lacy (1960)

My favorites:
“Don’t play the piano part. I’m playing that.” and
“They tried to get me to hate white people, but someone would always come along and spoil it.”

(via lonelysandwich)

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