Music speaks from spirit to spirit and in that sense you could call it a true spiritual language.

- John Mclaughlin

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

- John Mclaughlin

The whole point of working and practicing your whole life is so that you're ready when that moment arrives; when the inspiration arrives, you are rea…

- John Mclaughlin

Music that touches the transcendental aspect of a human being is reserved for a marginal audience

- 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…

- John Mclaughlin

Spirituality is worthless if it's not practical. Music is my work. I am a musician.

- John Mclaughlin

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…

- John Mclaughlin

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

- John Mclaughlin

If I can get out of the way, if I can be pure enough, if I can be selfless enough, and if I can be generous and loving and caring enough to abandon w…

- John Mclaughlin