Song Quotes 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— Jaco Pastorius

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

— 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…

— Jaco Pastorius

Joseph Zawinul and Toots Thielmans, in my opinion, are the only Europeans who can play rhythm-and-blues.

— 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!

— Jaco Pastorius

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

— Jaco Pastorius

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

— Jaco Pastorius

I'm the greatest bass player in the world.

— Jaco Pastorius

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

— 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…

— 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…

— Jaco Pastorius

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

— 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…

— Jaco Pastorius