John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
jazz spontaneity
Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.
practice together chords
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?
boxes trauma difficult
When you open box after box of old comics and they're ALL "Archie," you have suffered a trauma from which it is difficult to ever recover.
dedication talking years
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.'
two musical kind
There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.
playing-music moments enjoyed
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.
musician spirituality music-is
Spirituality is worthless if it's not practical. Music is my work. I am a musician.
transcendental aspect audience
Music that touches the transcendental aspect of a human being is reserved for a marginal audience
romantic-love love-is play
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.
culture mathematics rhythm
The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.
locks band tunes
Everyone can lock into the rhythm on a tune. It's organic in nature. It connects the band as a whole and connects the band to the audience.
fell love
We fell in love with the country, and we never went back.
build national track
We're pretty happy. We're on track to build our national fundraising base.
bell chance community meeting pitch plan plans provide pupils revised serve share undertaken work
Work has been undertaken to come up with a revised plan and a new application for an all-weather pitch to serve the pupils of Bell Baxter and to provide some community use. The meeting will give everyone the chance to see the plans and share their views.