Best 6 quotes of Jaco Pastorius on MyQuotes

A chimpanzee could learn what I do physically, but it goes way beyond that. When you play, you play life.

I took the frets out of my bass after I was getting into jazz a lot and I wanted to have that upright sound.

It's really easy to play harmonics, anyone can do it. It's another thing to be able to swing, to make to make a band swing, to create a groove. Harmonics ain't everything. Being able to play harmonics certainly does not make you a good bass player. Cleverness is no substitute for true awareness.

The secret to the sound is to drop the bass on the floor!

Trumpets! Can you bring your... uh... extracurricular tubing necessities next rehearsal?

Women and rhythm-section first!?