To pay attention to flattery or criticism is a waste of time for artists. — John McLaughlin Art Copy Share Image
If I had to live on record sales, I'd be pushing up the daisies. — John McLaughlin Live Copy Share Image
Miles Davis himself, I discovered him when I was 15, and he rocked my world. — John McLaughlin Davis Copy Share Image
Every day, I discover something utterly unbelievable when I play. — John McLaughlin Day Copy Share Image
One of the advantages of playing in a club is that even with bass and drums, the atmosphere remains intimate with the… — John McLaughlin Audience Copy Share Image
Music speaks from spirit to spirit and in that sense you could call it a true spiritual language. — John McLaughlin Language Copy Share Image
When you open box after box of old comics and they're ALL "Archie," you have suffered a trauma from which it is… — John McLaughlin Boxes Copy Share Image
When Mahavishnu came out in '71, the unbelievable reaction to the band was a real shock to me. It was a shock… — John McLaughlin Band Copy Share Image
When I was five, I heard the end of Beethoven's 'Ninth Symphony' with my mother, and I got goosebumps all over my… — John McLaughlin Body Copy Share Image
The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture. — John McLaughlin Belong Copy Share Image
In a way records are like paintings. Instead of using paints and brushes we use sounds and instruments. — John McLaughlin Brushes Copy Share Image
Interplay and interaction are the integral parts of music - they're as important as the notes. — John McLaughlin Important Copy Share Image
In 1978, I was in Paris - I was in someone's car and listening to the radio - and on comes Paco… — John McLaughlin Car Copy Share Image
As far as favorite tunes, 'You Know You Know' is one, and why it is important is difficult to say. The rhythmic… — John McLaughlin Dance Copy Share Image
There is really no spiritual message that I'm trying to convey with my music, it's just a personal thing. I really believe… — John McLaughlin Believe Copy Share Image
The Beatles, they brought a whole new dimension to pop music. Of course, the psychedelic period is much more interesting to me,… — John McLaughlin Beatles Copy Share Image
For me, rhythm is a type of divine mathematics in a way. No matter where you're from, we can all understand the… — John McLaughlin Divine Copy Share Image
The biggest government waste: The death penalty. An individual death-penalty case could climb to $100 million, much of it spent at the… — John McLaughlin Cases Copy Share Image
My entire life is dedicated to music, and at my age, that makes a lot of years! But all the work and… — John McLaughlin Able Copy Share Image
In a certain sense, these were lessons I learned by playing with Indian musicians. The rhythmic forms that they use are very… — John McLaughlin Able Copy Share Image
In my opinion, there is one singular problem with religions in general: they are exclusive. To me, this exclusivity is not right. — John McLaughlin Exclusive Copy Share Image
At the risk of sounding hopelessly romantic, love is the key element. I really love to play with different musicians who come… — John McLaughlin Backgrounds Copy Share Image
Absolutely, all guitars are different. You can go into a store and grab five guitars, all the same model, and even though… — John McLaughlin Bits Copy Share Image
When Indian musicians play a raga it's very restrictive. But, in a way these restraints are essential to liberate yourself through them,… — John McLaughlin Essentials Copy Share Image
The whole point of working and practicing your whole life is so that you're ready when that moment arrives; when the inspiration… — John McLaughlin Inspiration Copy Share Image
You can have the greatest player in terms of mastering an instrument and you could be yawning your head off when you… — John McLaughlin Music making Copy Share Image
I was dealing with a lot of spiritual questions like "Who am I?" "What is God" "What is the meaning of life?"… — John McLaughlin Faces Copy Share Image
I practice all the scales. Everyone should know lots of scales. Actually, I feel there are only scales. What is a chord,… — John McLaughlin Chord Copy Share Image
I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other… — John McLaughlin Common Copy Share Image
I already experimented with free jazz in the 1960s and, in my opinion, to play free jazz, you have to be a… — John McLaughlin Free Copy Share Image
I was 11 years old, and I had been playing classical piano for three years, and suddenly the guitar came and landed… — John McLaughlin Guitar Copy Share Image
The day I stop making music would be the day I keel over, really. — John McLaughlin Day Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial. — John McLaughlin Art Copy Share Image
I never read comics growing up. I didn't have money and I don't like to touch paper. — John McLaughlin Growing Copy Share Image
Music that touches the transcendental aspect of a human being is reserved for a marginal audience — John McLaughlin Aspect Copy Share Image
Spirituality is worthless if it's not practical. Music is my work. I am a musician. — John McLaughlin Ifs Copy Share Image
You realize as you get older that tomorrow is not guaranteed for anybody. — John McLaughlin Get Copy Share Image
