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?
Music speaks from spirit to spirit and in that sense you could call it a true spiritual language. - John Mclaughlin
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
When I hear a great musician, I can feel his life inside the music.
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
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…
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
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…
Music that touches the transcendental aspect of a human being is reserved for a marginal audience - John Mclaughlin
Music that touches the transcendental aspect of a human being is reserved for a marginal audience
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
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…
Spirituality is worthless if it's not practical. Music is my work. I am a musician. - John Mclaughlin
Spirituality is worthless if it's not practical. Music is my work. I am a musician.
Interplay and interaction are the integral parts of music - they're as important as the notes. - John Mclaughlin
Interplay and interaction are the integral parts of music - they're as important as the notes.
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
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…
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