Jaco Pastorius quotes

Jaco Pastorius was an American jazz bassist and composer, widely regarded as one of the greatest electric bass players of all time. His innovative technique and expressive playing transformed the role of the bass in modern music. He inspired countless musicians and remains an enduring icon in the world of jazz. Here are 4 of his quotes:

I was playing drums, and I had broken my wrist very bad playing football, and the bass player in the band... he wanted to split. So I just went to the bass; I went from Drums over to Bass. That was it. I was playing the bass within a week.

Jaco Pastorius

I never practiced a fretless ever, because the strings eat the neck up. So I would only play it on gigs.

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 I woke up, go in the corner and the bass is in a hundred pieces, cause the humidity is so bad, I mean, the upright just blew up. I said forget it, man, I can't afford this any more. So I went out, got a knife and took all the frets out of my Fender. That was it.

Jaco Pastorius