Before you jump to conclusions, read the last line:

“They tried to get me to hate white people, but someone would always come along + spoil it.”

Discrimination here refers to how you select venues, crowds, music, and style – take control of what you play and represent and choose what best guides you where you want. For Monk, this meant a systematic variability that made each show patented, but unique.

The implied meaning is vague. Is Thelonious always one step ahead of himself? Should you sit beside him? Should you aim to be better than him at any time? The world may never know…

The drummer in a band often acts as a metronome, keeping the time, or pace, for the entire song. For a piece to sound good, no matter what, everyone has to match the same pace. Think of a rapper rhyming faster than the beat – it sounds awful.

A huge problem in improv jazz, Thelonious' specialty, is wandering, when players lose sight of the beat and start slowing or speeding. It derails the entire song.

Part of a good relationship is handling to good and bad, from passion to sorrow. Ashlee’s support, rumored to be her dad during this period, served both as someone who could care for her and have fun. The mix makes for a balanced life.

This can also be read as a sign of the stresses Ashlee faced as an artist and star. With life a constant mix of travel and work, she swung wildly from depression to joy.

Living the star life, Ashlee’s days are anything but normal. With no fixed points, such as a home, school, or regular job, she has no base. Her love serves as the only stability she has, a person she can rely on to make life seem real even when it is anything but.

Shortly after, Simpson began dating Pete Wentz.

The use of “egalitarian” as an insult seems odd; anything to add to the idea that “humans are equal in fundamental worth or social status” seems hard to villainize. It hardly makes sense that seeking equality, even in battle, should be the aim of any progressive society. It is more important that women, in this case, have the choice to serve or not serve, rather than place a wholesale ban on the practice.

In “pay-for-delay” medicine, brandname medicine producers, such as Actavis, Inc., enter into agreements with generic producers to purposely delay the release of cheaper versions of drugs. This maximizes profits for brandname companies while allows generic producers to receive upfront price compensation and a guaranteed market.

The ruling considered not whether intentional product delays always violate anti-trust laws, amounting to collusion, but instead whether the government could review and file suit in such situations. Formerly, these cases of intentional delay were simply held as common practice.