John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
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.
spiritual thinking faces
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.
attitude thinking order
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.
fell love
We fell in love with the country, and we never went back.
asia attracted cultures japanese mind particular zen
I've been studying the cultures of Asia for many years, and I'm very attracted to the culture of Japan, in particular to the impact Zen has had on the Japanese mind and spirit.
diet either health less meditation several sports vegetarian yoga
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.
cloud goodwill people reservoir side trying
People still say they want him to succeed. They want him to do well. There is a reservoir of goodwill for him. What the other side is doing, they're just trying to cloud his objectives.
lose love student teachers tragic
Teachers love their students, to lose a student is really a tragic thing.
audio control doubt heart music revolution
MIDI, and its development into audio control and manipulation, is without doubt at the heart of the revolution in music today.
catching guy jigsaw knows picture puzzle seeing solve terrorists trying
Catching terrorists is sometimes like trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle without seeing the picture on the box, ... This is a guy who knows the picture on the box. He knows what the big picture is.
fine music
I don't have any message in the music. Music will be fine as long as you take care of yourself.
ability faith great
I have a great faith in every generation's ability to come up with its own music.
saying voters
The voters are saying they want to like him, they want him to do well, and they want him to succeed.
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.