112 Quotes by John McLaughlin

I discovered flamenco when I was 14, before I even got involved with jazz music. I was so crazy about flamenco music. I wanted to be a flamenco guitar player.

One of the advantages of playing in a club is that even with bass and drums, the atmosphere remains intimate with the audience.

When Mahavishnu came out in '71, the unbelievable reaction to the band was a real shock to me. It was a shock to everybody.

You realize as you get older that tomorrow is not guaranteed for anybody.

The day I stop making music would be the day I keel over, really.

Every day, I discover something utterly unbelievable when I play.

The guitar l learned on was probably worth $4 or something, but it was priceless to me. It meant so much.

When I was five, I heard the end of Beethoven's 'Ninth Symphony' with my mother, and I got goosebumps all over my body.

Music is closer to poetry than anything.