Jake Shimabukuro quotes
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“The ukulele is the instrument of peace,”
-- Jake ShimabukuroSource : "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.”
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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 ShimabukuroSource : 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 ShimabukuroSource : FaceBook post by Jake Shimabukuro from Sep 18, 2014
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“There's no ego when you're a ukulele player.”
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“You know, I think music is very interactive. It's a - it's a language.”
-- Jake ShimabukuroSource : "Jake Shimabukuro: Ukulele Virtuoso". "The Next List" with Fredericka Whitfield, www.cnn.com. January 15, 2012.
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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.”
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“You know, Leonard Cohen is amazing, just a mastermind, and really one of the great geniuses of our time.”
-- Jake ShimabukuroSource : "Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro Takes Ukulele Seriously". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Jennifer Ludden, www.npr.org. January 1, 2011.
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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 ShimabukuroSource : "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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“Blues, rock and hip hop are more about a lifestyle and culture than notes on a page.”
-- Jake ShimabukuroSource : "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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“Now I know what a dulcimer is supposed to sound like.”
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“I still believe that music is healing to some extent,”
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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
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