In my opinion, there is one singular problem with religions in general: they are exclusive. To me, this exclusivity is not right. — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Interplay and interaction are the integral parts of music - they're as important as the notes. — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
I discovered flamenco when I was 14, before I even got involved with jazz music. I was so crazy about flamenco music.… — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
In my world, if you want to make a record to make money, you're already off to a bad start. — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were. — John McLaughlin Instrument Copy Share Image
In a way records are like paintings. Instead of using paints and brushes we use sounds and instruments. — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
The Mahavishnu Orchestra - when it came out, it was an explosion, completely unexpected as far as I was concerned. I was… — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
I believe everybody is spiritual and no one is any more spiritual than anyone else. — John McLaughlin 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 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 Copy Share Image
I think I'm built like a painter. I have friends who are painters and they reflect a similar psychological attitude towards their… — John McLaughlin Artist 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
I've been studying the cultures of Asia for many years, and I'm very attracted to the culture of Japan, in particular to… — John McLaughlin Asia 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 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 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
The guitar l learned on was probably worth $4 or something, but it was priceless to me. It meant so much. — John McLaughlin Guitar Copy Share Image
The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture. — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Question: Does it frost Jackson, Jesse Jackson, that someone like Obama, who fits the stereotype blacks once labeled as an Oreo --… — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
I don't have any particular goals in making a recording. In a way the recording is itself the goal. The music comes… — John McLaughlin Goal 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
In a certain sense, these were lessons I learned by playing with Indian musicians. The rhythmic forms that they use are very… — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
I'm never trying to preach to anybody with my music, but I'm aware of the universal nature of the human experience and… — John McLaughlin 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
