McLaughlin's words of wisdom

"... I just want to be who I am... the wonderful thing about jazz music and Indian music for that matter is the spontaneity that is an integral part of the music. And in spontaneity is when we are most honest I think, most true to ourselves. We are not thinking about what we are, who we might be or we don't have time to think. When you are acting spontaneously or you are playing spontaneously you are just yourself."

Jazz Guitar Greats BBC Radio 2 Episode 4, Broadcast 17th Sept 2013