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title: "1 Guitar Years Quotes By Jaco Pastorius"
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> [I've been playing the bass guitar for almost twelve years and fretless for about nine, so I've got quite a bit of mileage in my hands already.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/i-ve-been-playing-the-bass-guitar-for-almost-twelve-years-and/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

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## More by Jaco Pastorius

> [I had an upright - it took me years and years to get enough bread to get it. I'm from Florida, so one morning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/i-had-an-upright-it-took-me-years-and-years-to-get-enough-bread-to/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [I took the frets out of my bass after I was getting into jazz a lot and I wanted to have that upright sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/i-took-the-frets-out-of-my-bass-after-i-was-getting-into-jazz-a-lot/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [My concept is not bigger than Weather Report. I am Weather Report. It comes through me; I do not create nothing. It comes from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/my-concept-is-not-bigger-than-weather-report-i-am-weather-report-it/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [The secret to the sound is to drop the bass on the floor!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/the-secret-to-the-sound-is-to-drop-the-bass-on-the-floor/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/it-s-really-easy-to-play-harmonics-anyone-can-do-it-it-s-another/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [Joseph Zawinul and Toots Thielmans, in my opinion, are the only Europeans who can play rhythm-and-blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/joseph-zawinul-and-toots-thielmans-in-my-opinion-are-the-only/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [I play in tune like a cello player and use legitimate vibrato. There are no tricks; it's just all in the hands!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/i-play-in-tune-like-a-cello-player-and-use-legitimate-vibrato-there/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [A chimpanzee could learn what I do physically, but it goes way beyond that. When you play, you play life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/a-chimpanzee-could-learn-what-i-do-physically-but-it-goes-way-beyond/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [I'm not a star. I'm just backing up the cats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/i-m-not-a-star-i-m-just-backing-up-the-cats/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [I'm the greatest bass player in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/i-m-the-greatest-bass-player-in-the-world/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [Trumpets! Can you bring your... uh... extracurricular tubing necessities next rehearsal?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/trumpets-can-you-bring-your-uh-extracurricular-tubing-necessities/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [I'm not a star. I'll never be a Frank Sinatra or Elvis Presley or a Ray Charles. I'm just an imitator, man. I'm doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/i-m-not-a-star-i-ll-never-be-a-frank-sinatra-or-elvis-presley-or-a/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [Joseph Zawinul does overkill, and his technological overkill sucks, but there's no friction between us; I just say, 'Look,' and that's it. Do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/joseph-zawinul-does-overkill-and-his-technological-overkill-sucks-but/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [All you've got to do is keep your ears open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/all-you-ve-got-to-do-is-keep-your-ears-open/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

> [I've been playing the bass guitar for almost twelve years and fretless for about nine, so I've got quite a bit of mileage in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/i-ve-been-playing-the-bass-guitar-for-almost-twelve-years-and/)

[Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/)

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