“I can shoot pool, and I can play ping pong. I’m pretty good at those games” – Thelonious Monk

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Interviewer: What other interests do you have?

Monk: Life in general.

Interviewer: What do you do about it?

Monk: Keep breathing.

from a 1971 interview

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