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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

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

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

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

The mathematics of rhythm are...

The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

For me, rhythm is a type of d...

For me, rhythm is a type of divine mathematics in a way. No matter where you're from, we can all understand the mathematics of rhythm. I try to apply this mathematical thinking to my playing.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

The music dictates to me whic...

The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

There is really no spiritual ...

There is really no spiritual message that I'm trying to convey with my music, it's just a personal thing. I really believe that the more personal we get, in a way, the more universal the implications.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

I practice all the scales. Ev...

I practice all the scales. Everyone should know lots of scales. Actually, I feel there are only scales. What is a chord, if not the notes of a scale hooked together?

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

I just want to keep exploring...

I just want to keep exploring music and hopefully the orders will keep coming in and I'll be able to keep growing the interior and exterior sides of my life.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

When I hear a great musician,...

When I hear a great musician, I can feel his life inside the music.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

Question: Does it frost Jacks...

Question: Does it frost Jackson, Jesse Jackson, that someone like Obama, who fits the stereotype blacks once labeled as an Oreo -- a black on the outside, a white on the inside -- that an Oreo should be the beneficiary of the long civil rights struggle which Jesse Jackson spent his lifetime fighting for?

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

The biggest government waste:...

The biggest government waste: The death penalty. An individual death-penalty case could climb to $100 million, much of it spent at the litigation level. Also, DNA evidence has exonerated nearly 300 death-row inmates.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

Absolutely, all guitars are d...

Absolutely, all guitars are different. You can go into a store and grab five guitars, all the same model, and even though they look identical they're not identical. They play differently, they feel a bit different and they sound slightly different.

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I think I'm built like a pain...

I think I'm built like a painter. I have friends who are painters and they reflect a similar psychological attitude towards their work. They don't know what's coming next, they just wait for the message, for orders to come and then off they go on their next project.

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I never read comics growing u...

I never read comics growing up. I didn't have money and I don't like to touch paper.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

The day I stop making music w...

The day I stop making music would be the day I keel over, really.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

Everyone can lock into the rh...

Everyone can lock into the rhythm on a tune. It's organic in nature. It connects the band as a whole and connects the band to the audience.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

Miles Davis himself, I discov...

Miles Davis himself, I discovered him when I was 15, and he rocked my world.

John McLaughlin 46 quotes

I believe everybody is spirit...

I believe everybody is spiritual and no one is any more spiritual than anyone else.

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