“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 what I have in my own preconceived silly notions of what I think I am - and become truly who in fact I am, which is really just another child of God - then the music can really use me. And therein lies my fulfillment. That's when the music starts to happen.” IfsThinkingWayChildrenI CanEnoughFactsUseHappensLyingMy OwnPureNotionGuitarCaringSillyFulfillmentGenerousAbandonSelflessChild Of GodUsing MeCaring Enough Author:John McLaughlin
“I was dealing with a lot of spiritual questions like "Who am I?" "What is God" "What is the meaning of life?" All of these questions that I think we can either face head on or choose to ignore, it's up to us.” ThinkingFacesSpiritualMeaning Of LifeWhat Is The Meaning Of LifeWhat Is The Meaning Author:John McLaughlin
“I think I'm built like a painter. I have friends who are painters and they reflect a similar psychological attitude towards their work. They don't know what's coming next, they just wait for the message, for orders to come and then off they go on their next project.” ThinkingKnowsOrderNextWaitingAttitudeGoes OnProjectsMessagesBuiltPsychologicalPainter Author: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 this mathematical thinking to my playing.” ThinkingWayTryingMatterDivineTypeMathematicsRhythmMathematical Author:John McLaughlin
