I like Thelonious Monk, he’s so gnarled, he’s like a piece of machinery that’s pulled up the bolts on the floor and gone off on its own.
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I like Thelonious Monk, he’s so gnarled, he’s like a piece of machinery that’s pulled up the bolts on the floor and gone off on its own.
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I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.
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I don’t like hearing Beatles songs in commercials. It almost renders them useless. I think, ‘Oh God, another one bites the dust.’
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Oh, I’m not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.
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If there’s one thing you can say about mankind, there’s nothing kind about man.
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We are all just monkeys with money and guns.
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We have a deficit of wonder right now.
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I like vocal word stuff. But I don’t always write with an instrument, I usually write a capella. It’s more like drawing in the air with your fingers. It’s closest to the choreography of a bee. You’re freer.
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There’s a beauty of show business. It’s the only business you can have a career in when you’re dead.
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