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Quotes by John McLaughlin

At the risk of sounding hopelessly romantic, love is the key element. I really love to play with different musicians who come from different cultural backgrounds.
– John McLaughlin
I don't have any message in the music. Music will be fine as long as you take care of yourself.
– John McLaughlin
I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground.
– John McLaughlin
I have a great faith in every generation's ability to come up with its own music.
– John McLaughlin
Interplay and interaction are the integral parts of music - they're as important as the notes.
– John McLaughlin
MIDI, and its development into audio control and manipulation, is without doubt at the heart of the revolution in music today.
– John McLaughlin
My whole life has been dedicated to music. And of course, I've been accused a million times of playing too fast or too many notes, and I'm sure justifiably sometimes. But, you know, I'm the way I am and as we grow old, we learn and I'm still learning about space. But I'll be learning about space until I die.
– John McLaughlin
Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.
– John McLaughlin
The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.
– John McLaughlin
The moment you start to talk about playing music, you destroy music. It cannot be talked about. It can only be played, enjoyed and listened to.
– John McLaughlin
There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.
– John McLaughlin
You can have the greatest player in terms of mastering an instrument and you could be yawning your head off when you hear them. So, it's not what you do, but the way you're doing it and in the end that's all that we have.
– John McLaughlin
I've been more or less vegetarian for about 40 years. Health diet really helps. I do meditation every day, and either yoga or sport several times a week.
– John McLaughlin