McLain says the lessons his father taught him are still alive. They're part of me. They shape the way I feel and the way I live my life. When asked what his greatest professional accomplishment is, McLain smiles sheepishly. But that's not what it's about.
Music is among people.
I want to enjoy music and share the pleasure. Again, he refers to his father's words. It doesn't matter if you played in Carnegie Hall last week. If you're playing in a small high school auditorium tonight, that's the most important concert of your career. Once, when the family was touring overseas, McLain says he became very homesick.