Quotes About Thelonious

Thelonious suffered from bipolar disorder, the signs of which are evident as early as the 1940s. But by the early 1960s, just as he began to earn the fame and recognition that had eluded him for the first two decades of his career, various mental and physical ailments began to take an even greater toll, exacerbated by poor medical treatment, an unhealthy lifestyle, the daily stresses of a working jazz musician, and an unending financial and creative battle with the music industry.

The abbot thought jazz-playing monks might garner media attention and attract more young people to the temple. They called the band Thelonious.

Thelonious Sphere Monk: there's not a more perfect name to fit his compositions than that name.

His name, even, is part of the marketing scheme, I mean, Thelonious Sphere Monk - how can you think of a better name to fit his style of playing?