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List of John McLaughlin Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 36 inspiring quotes by John McLaughlin.

About John McLaughlin

  • Born: January 4, 1942
  • Occupation: Guitarist
    • 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.
    Order Growing Want
    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.
    Spiritual Believe Trying
    In a certain sense, these were lessons i learned by playing with indian musicians. the rhythmic forms that they use are very complex, and very challenging. in order to play in fifteen, or eleven, or seven or even five, you have to have mastered that time in order to be able to be free with the music.
    Order Play Challenges
    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.
    Romantic Love Is Keys
    I never read comics growing up. i didn't have money and i don't like to touch paper.
    Growing Up Growing Paper
    When the music arrives in my mind, it gives me the direction and the form at the same time. it's integrated into the music itself.
    Giving Mind Form
    I was dealing with a lot of spiritual questions like "who am i?" "what is god" "what is the meaning of life?" all of these questions that i think we can either face head on or choose to ignore, it's up to us.
    Spiritual Thinking Meaning Of Life
    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.
    Jobs Giving Goal
    When indian musicians play a raga it's very restrictive. but, in a way these restraints are essential to liberate yourself through them, if that makes sense. i'm very much of this school of rhythm, it's the direction i'm drawn in when i'm writing and improvising.
    Writing School Play
    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.
    Playing Music Moments Enjoyed
    The mathematics of rhythm are universal. they don't belong to any particular culture.
    Culture Mathematics Rhythm
    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.
    Government Dna Levels
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