Sep 9th, 2009 12:12 pm
![hilker:rightbrain-lefty:lonelysandwich:mrgan:
Thelonius Monk’s advice to saxophonist Steve Lacy (1960)
Every one of Monk’s notes in here may as well be gospel, but one that stood out for me:
“A genius is the one most like himself.
Can you identify a genius given only their scrawlings?
my favorites:
“don’t play everything (or everytime); let some things go by.”
“stay in shape! sometimes a musician waits for a gig & when it comes, he’s out of shape & can’t make it.” [one of my defining traits as a musician and a person.]
“you’ve got to dig it to dig it, you dig?”](http://27.media.tumblr.com/mYA6SaFwkj4zx7gxbt2HM8VCo1_500.jpg)
hilker:rightbrain-lefty:lonelysandwich:mrgan:
Thelonius Monk’s advice to saxophonist Steve Lacy (1960)Every one of Monk’s notes in here may as well be gospel, but one that stood out for me:
“A genius is the one most like himself.
Can you identify a genius given only their scrawlings?
my favorites:
“don’t play everything (or everytime); let some things go by.”
“stay in shape! sometimes a musician waits for a gig & when it comes, he’s out of shape & can’t make it.” [one of my defining traits as a musician and a person.]
“you’ve got to dig it to dig it, you dig?”
Reblogged from my socks don't fit.
