Jake Shimabukuro famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The ukulele is the instrument of peace,
-- Jake Shimabukuro

#Ukulele #Instruments
Because if everyone played the ukulele, this world would be a much happier place.
-- Jake Shimabukuro

#Ukulele #Would Be #World
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
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
There's no ego when you're a ukulele player.
-- Jake Shimabukuro

#Player #Ukulele #Ego
You know, I think music is very interactive. It's a - it's a language.
-- Jake Shimabukuro

#Thinking #Language #Music Is
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
You know, Leonard Cohen is amazing, just a mastermind, and really one of the great geniuses of our time.
-- Jake Shimabukuro

#Genius #Mastermind
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
Blues, rock and hip hop are more about a lifestyle and culture than notes on a page.
-- Jake Shimabukuro

#Rocks #Hip Hop #Culture
Now I know what a dulcimer is supposed to sound like.
-- Jake Shimabukuro

#Sound
I still believe that music is healing to some extent,
-- Jake Shimabukuro

#Believe #Healing #Music Is
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 #Stage

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