Jake Shimabukuro Quotes

• The ukulele is the instrument of peace.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Ukulele, Instruments

  "BYT Interviews: Jake Shimabukuro". Interview with Jade Salazar, brightestyoungthings.com. April 23, 2013.

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• Because if everyone played the ukulele, this world would be a much happier place.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Ukulele, Would Be, World

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• Most people are awestruck when they see Lady Gaga and Bette Midler, but then the queen comes in.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Queens, People, Gaga

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Bill Gates recently picked up the ukulele. And Warren Buffett is a huge ukulele fan. I even got to strum a few chords with Francis Ford Coppola. It blows my mind that these people, who have everything in the world they could want, have picked up the ukulele and found a little bit of joy.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Blow, Ukulele, People

  FaceBook post by Jake Shimabukuro from Oct 29, 2014

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• Sometimes I can't think of a better way to end my day than coming home and just strumming my ukulele for a few minutes. I mean, I joke around and tell people that it's an entire yoga session in one strum, you know?

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Yoga, Home, Mean

  FaceBook post by Jake Shimabukuro from Sep 18, 2014

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• I still believe that music is healing to some extent.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Believe, Healing, Music Is

  Twitter post from Dec 02, 2014

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• Growing up, the ukulele was always a respected instrument. It's a big part of our culture. It wasn't until I started traveling outside of Hawaii that I realized people didn't really consider the ukulele to be a real instrument.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Growing Up, Real, Ukulele

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• The ukulele totally fits that whole hipster community or whatever you want to call it, but then at the same time it works great in nursing homes where senior citizens get together and play, and then as the traditional Hawaiian instrument with people doing the Hula and strumming the ukulele and singing.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Senior, Hipster, Home

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Now I know what a dulcimer is supposed to sound like.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Sound, Knows

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• You know, I think music is very interactive. It's a - it's a language.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Thinking, Language, Music Is

  "Jake Shimabukuro: Ukulele Virtuoso". "The Next List" with Fredericka Whitfield, www.cnn.com. January 15, 2012.

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• Most of my ukulele heroes were traditional players from Hawaii, like Eddie Kamae and Ohta-san. There may not be uke stars in popular culture, but there are certainly pop stars that play uke - George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Taylor Swift, Train, and Paul McCartney.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Stars, Hero, Player

  "Jake Shimabukuro On His Ukulele Heroes, ‘Rolling In The Deep,’ And His Dream Song To Cover". Interview with Hallie Sekoff, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 29, 2012.

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• There's no ego when you're a ukulele player.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Player, Ukulele, Ego

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• The ukulele has always appealed to the older generation.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Ukulele, Generations, Older Generation

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• Classical music presents some of the world's most challenging pieces.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Challenges, Pieces, World

  "Jake Shimabukuro On His Ukulele Heroes, ‘Rolling In The Deep,’ And His Dream Song To Cover". Interview with Hallie Sekoff, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 29, 2012.

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• Hawaii is a small, close community.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Community, Hawaii

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• I always feel a little funny being in front of a lot of people trying to show them my approach to the ukulele, but I do enjoy it. I do get a little more nervous doing workshops rather than performing.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Ukulele, People, Trying

  "Ukulele sensation Jake Shimabukuro talks going viral, new documentary and upcoming Tuscaloosa show". Interview with Coti Howell, www.al.com. February 27, 2013.

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• I actually got to perform for Queen Elizabeth, and I got to meet her after the show. She said she thought my performance was beautiful and I got to shake her hand and it was just an incredible moment.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Beautiful, Queens, Hands

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• If I could do something with Paul McCartney it would be just amazing. Or Eric Clapton.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Eric, Would Be, If I Could

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• When you go into the studio or get up on the stage with people who have more experience or knowledge, you learn.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  People, Get Up, Stage

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• I know a few chords on the guitar, but I wouldn't be able do a show or even be part of a jam session with one.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Guitar, Jam, Able

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• You know, Leonard Cohen is amazing, just a mastermind, and really one of the great geniuses of our time.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Genius, Mastermind, Our Time

  "Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro Takes Ukulele Seriously". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Jennifer Ludden, www.npr.org. January 1, 2011.

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• Blues, rock and hip hop are more about a lifestyle and culture than notes on a page.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Rocks, Hip Hop, Culture

  "Jake Shimabukuro On His Ukulele Heroes, ‘Rolling In The Deep,’ And His Dream Song To Cover". Interview with Hallie Sekoff, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 29, 2012.

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