I find Indian music very funky. I mean its very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But its the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground. – John McLaughlin
At the risk of sounding hopelessly romantic, love is the key element. I really love to play with different musicians who come from different cultural backgrounds. – John McLaughlin