“I had no illusions about losing popularity – in fact, I almost did it intentionally. A guy from the label said, ‘Are you crazy?’ I said, ‘Yes, but I assume the consequences’”: John McLaughlin’s career outside the lines

A portrait of John McLaughlin.

From helping create jazz rock fusion to tackling everything from funk to Indian music to flamenco, John McLaughlin’s career has been defined by his willingness to take his guitar and his music into undiscovered territory. He looked back with Prog in 2017.

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