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. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin formgivegoal Change image and share on social
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. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin endgreathead share on social
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. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin bluecommondegree share on social
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. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin backgroundculturalelement Change image and share on social
In my opinion, there is one singular problem with religions in general: they are exclusive. To me, this exclusivity is not right. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin exclusiveexclusivitygeneral Change image and share on social
My entire life is dedicated to music, and at my age, that makes a lot of years! But all the work and dedication is only that I'm able to forget myself and let the music do the 'talking.' Mahavishnu John McLaughlin agededicatededication Change image and share on social
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. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin destroyenjoylisten Change image and share on social
I've been more or less vegetarian for about 40 years. Health diet really helps. I do meditation every day, and either yoga or sport several times a week. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin daydiethave Change image and share on social
Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin spontaneity Change image and share on social
There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin artisticcommercialkind Change image and share on social
