I just recently watched a great documentary on Netflix about legendary bass player, Jaco Pastorious. Up until this point I knew very little about him other than his contributions to Joni Mitchell's Hejira and a few Weather Report tunes. I had heard Jaco's name come up in conversation from time to time. Speaking with such reverence as if about a god. Well, now I know why. To say the man was gifted is an understatement. His brain was wired differently and he could tap into the ether and channel his soul through his fingers. You could say he was touched. But the sad truth was he suffered from bi-polar disorder. If he had the right support to help him stay with the medication perhaps he'd be alive today. That being said, could he have played the same? Or was this just his fate? I welcome your thoughts on the subjects of artistic expression and neurological disorders and how they co-exist.
