Jaco Pastorius was such a good bass player, it makes his demise so horrible and, like John Lennon, he went down without even seeing a tiny portion of his potential. Christ, had he lived!!! Humanity would have so benefited.
He was mentally ill, propelled by drugs but his incredible intelligence is evident if you dial him in on youtube.
This guy is a true monster that I can never, ever hope to be but he's not around any more and it makes me sad. He may be gone but he lives on here.
What's amazing is that when he talked (as seen on youtube instructional videos) he was so NORMAL, so HUMAN. It just made me want to get his phone number and say "Jaco, dude, how are you doing?" He wasn't this monolith killer bass player that everyone feared. He was just a simple guy just like you and me.
Isn't that always the case? Kings and conquerors, they all go to sleep at night. But when they remove themselves from our existence, it makes all of us poorer.
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