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Paul Horn
Paul Horn
Paul Horn, LA 1985
How did you make the transition from jazz appeal to reaching such large audiences?
I did the solo flute album in the Taj Mahal in ’68. It came out in ’69 and became a big underground thing. It was different than anything that had been out there before—just solo flute and nothing else, and there were wonderful acoustics in the Taj Mahal, great echo and acoustics. A note could hang in the air for 28 seconds. It started a whole new trip for me.
How did you end up in India?
I was doing my own spiritual pilgrimage and spent time with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Did you spend any time with The Beatles?
Yes, in 1968, when I did my album and The Beatles were there at the Maharishi’s ashram. I played music with them quite a bit, with George especially. We would play a lot of flute and sitar things. Donovan was over there at that time, too, and as a result of meeting him I did two tours with him in ’69 and ’71.