There is really no spiritual message that I'm trying to convey with my music, it's just a personal thing. I really believe that the more personal we get, in a way, the more universal the implications.
John McLaughlinYou can have the greatest player in terms of mastering an instrument and you could be yawning your head off when you hear them. So, it's not what you do, but the way you're doing it and in the end that's all that we have
John McLaughlinMusic that touches the transcendental aspect of a human being is reserved for a marginal audience
John McLaughlin