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

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

John McLaughlin quotes: There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.

There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.

John McLaughlin quotes: I never read comics growing up. I didn't have money and I don't like to touch paper.

I never read comics growing up. I didn't have money and I don't like to touch paper.

John McLaughlin quotes: 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.

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.

John McLaughlin quotes: The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were.

The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were.

John McLaughlin quotes: Music that touches the transcendental aspect of a human being is reserved for a marginal audience

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

John McLaughlin quotes: When I hear a great musician, I can feel his life inside the music.

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

John McLaughlin quotes: 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.

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.

John McLaughlin quotes: I believe everybody is spiritual and no one is any more spiritual than anyone else.

I believe everybody is spiritual and no one is any more spiritual than anyone else.

John McLaughlin quotes: In my opinion, there is one singular problem with religions in general: they are exclusive. To me, this exclusivity is not right.

In my opinion, there is one singular problem with religions in general: they are exclusive. To me, this exclusivity is not right.

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

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

John McLaughlin quotes: 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.

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.

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

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

John McLaughlin quotes: Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.

Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.

John McLaughlin quotes: I don't have any message in the music. Music will be fine as long as you take care of yourself.

I don't have any message in the music. Music will be fine as long as you take care of yourself.

John McLaughlin quotes: When the music arrives in my mind, it gives me the direction and the form at the same time. It's integrated into the music itself.

When the music arrives in my mind, it gives me the direction and the form at the same time. It's integrated into the music itself.

John McLaughlin quotes: These [Asian] paintings I could get into and they made me wonder who I was. By contrast, Western painters tried to tell me who they were.

These [Asian] paintings I could get into and they made me wonder who I was. By contrast, Western painters tried to tell me who they were.

John McLaughlin quotes: The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.

The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.

John McLaughlin quotes: In a way records are like paintings. Instead of using paints and brushes we use sounds and instruments.

In a way records are like paintings. Instead of using paints and brushes we use sounds and instruments.