The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were.
John McLaughlinEveryone 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 McLaughlinAbsolutely, all guitars are different. You can go into a store and grab five guitars, all the same model, and even though they look identical they're not identical. They play differently, they feel a bit different and they sound slightly different.
John McLaughlinI 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.
John McLaughlin