21 Quotes by Jaco Pastorius

Music is the only thing keeping the planet together.

Music is in the air; it’s my job to pull it out.

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

Women and rhythm-section first!?

All you’ve got to do is keep your ears open.

I’m not a star. I’m just backing up the cats.

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.