John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
inspiration musician life-is
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 ready to be at the disposal of inspiration.
music school mean
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.
jazz spontaneity
Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.
chose picked
It chose me. Once I picked it up, I was hooked.
people trying human-experience
I'm never trying to preach to anybody with my music, but I'm aware of the universal nature of the human experience and I try to reach out and connect with people in that manner.
thinking trying matter
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 this mathematical thinking to my playing.
among decided move rough side
They decided things were a little on the rough side in Miami, and they wanted to move to get away from the violence, among other reasons.