Pastorius Quotes

#1. Imagination though it cannot wipe out the sting of remorse can instruct the mind in its proper uses.

William Carlos Williams

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

Jaco Pastorius

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

Jaco Pastorius

#4. The secret to the sound is to drop the bass on the floor!

Jaco Pastorius

#5. For those who dare to dream, embrace their nightmares and face adversity.

Jalissa Pastorius

#6. When I traveled as secretary of state, I was deluged with thick briefing books full of information about the politics, economy, and culture of each destination, so those took up most of my reading time.

Hillary Clinton

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

Jaco Pastorius

#8. My dream was to become a Rec League coach. That's what I wanted to do. I wanted to stay home, And help the kids out, And be a coach.

Kevin Durant

#9. Women and rhythm-section first!?

Jaco Pastorius

#10. 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

#11. Music is the only thing keeping the planet together

Jaco Pastorius

#12. For the master, surrender means there are no experts. There are only learners.

George Leonard

#13. That righteous anger quickly sharpens into determination. Determination, of course, being nothing more than anger with brakes and a steering wheel.

Seth Grahame-Smith

#14. Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out.

Jaco Pastorius

#15. 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.

Jaco Pastorius

#16. The only wonder was that he should be in an under situation and not in the place of a head coachman like York;

Anna Sewell

#17. The fear, guilt, and regret from the past year finally cracks and falls away, replaced by just this one moment that can never be anything more. This one small moment of weakness

Kata Cuic

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

Jaco Pastorius