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The Mahavishnu Orchestra - wh...

The Mahavishnu Orchestra - when it came out, it was an explosion, completely unexpected as far as I was concerned. I was just forming a band.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

Frankly speaking, if I care w...

Frankly speaking, if I care what people write, whether it is positive or negative, I believe, personally, I'm on the wrong path.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

In 1978, I was in Paris - I w...

In 1978, I was in Paris - I was in someone's car and listening to the radio - and on comes Paco de Lucia. I'd never heard of this chap, and I just thought, 'I have to meet him.' And I was very lucky; I found him very quickly. Crazily enough, he happened to be in Paris!

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

One of the advantages of play...

One of the advantages of playing in a club is that even with bass and drums, the atmosphere remains intimate with the audience.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

I already experimented with f...

I already experimented with free jazz in the 1960s and, in my opinion, to play free jazz, you have to be a perfect musician and a perfect human being - and none of us are!

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

You realize as you get older ...

You realize as you get older that tomorrow is not guaranteed for anybody.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

I have a profound affection f...

I have a profound affection for Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism's particular ways of meditating.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

I find Indian music very funk...

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 46 quotes

When Mahavishnu came out in '...

When Mahavishnu came out in '71, the unbelievable reaction to the band was a real shock to me. It was a shock to everybody.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

You can have the greatest pla...

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 46 quotes

As far as favorite tunes, 'Yo...

As far as favorite tunes, 'You Know You Know' is one, and why it is important is difficult to say. The rhythmic cycle is very interesting and challenging to play, since it can be considered three bars of 4/4 or four bars of 3/4. 'The Dance of Maya' is another, and I have to mention 'Sanctuary.'

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

The first LP, 'Inner Mounting...

The first LP, 'Inner Mounting Flame,' is, of course, one of my favorites, and also 'Visions of the Emerald Beyond.' But the others are also very dear to me.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

I'm not a classical player. I...

I'm not a classical player. I don't want to be a classical player. I love to improvise, because things happen that never happen anywhere else.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

I don't have any particular g...

I don't have any particular goals in making a recording. In a way the recording is itself the goal. The music comes into my mind, and from there the main job is to give form to it.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

If I had to live on record sa...

If I had to live on record sales, I'd be pushing up the daisies.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

Interplay and interaction are...

Interplay and interaction are the integral parts of music - they're as important as the notes.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

I've been studying the cultur...

I've been studying the cultures of Asia for many years, and I'm very attracted to the culture of Japan, in particular to the impact Zen has had on the Japanese mind and spirit.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

My entire life is dedicated t...

My entire life is dedicated to music, and at my age, that makes a lot of years! But all the work and dedication is only that I'm able to forget myself and let the music do the 'talking.'

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

To pay attention to flattery ...

To pay attention to flattery or criticism is a waste of time for artists.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

I don't have any message in t...

I don't have any message in the music. Music will be fine as long as you take care of yourself.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

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