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Monk's music is often defined as enigmatic, eccentric and humorous - as if it had little to do with the pain he may have endured to create his art. But I believe Monk routinely shared his history with his audience, no matter how unpalatable that history was, and it is for that very reason that his music connects with people around the globe.

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You make a record because you have to chart your progress, not only for yourself, but for your audience.

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As an improviser, my nature is to take a theme and constantly rework it.

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I'm a bit of a traditionalist, but I kind of mangle things as I perform in a contemporary way.

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I feel like I'm a torchbearer for jazz, fostering its tradition but its future, too.

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I am a huge fan of Adrian Piper: how she works, how she reveals her process in the work, how she writes about it.

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I have that huge print from Pollock by the piano because the influence is reciprocal. He was into hearing music while he created, and I sometimes do the opposite. I'm influenced by everything from an ant to a dream.

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Pianos - if they don't like what you're saying, then they won't talk back to you. And you want it to talk back to you.

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As a listener, we're looking for that person who kind of excites the molecules within us - who knows how to tell the story that resonates deeply to our core and almost prompts us into action. Fats Waller has been that person for decades. When people need a lift, sometimes they go to him. I know I do.

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Usually, when I see films that don't have any score attached to them, I think they're beautiful. I love just the naked sound of the voice. That's already music.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 21st, 1975

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