John McLaughlin Quotes & Sayings
14 most famous John McLaughlin quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's an 82 year old British musician born on Jan 4, 1942.
“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.”
“Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.”
“The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I don't have any message in the music. Music will be fine as long as you take care of yourself.”
“In my opinion, there is one singular problem with religions in general: they are exclusive. To me, this exclusivity is not right.”
“Interplay and interaction are the integral parts of music - they're as important as the notes.”
“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.”
“There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.”
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