I was playing birthday parties. House-rent parties where they used to sell whisky during prohibition. - Thelonious Monk - Quotesmemo.com

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I think the real risk comes in being willing to try to be authentic.

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Thelonious Monk

I was playing birthday parties. House-rent parties where they used to sell whisky during prohibition.

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