Zitat des Tages von Hiromi Uehara:
I don't really believe in genres. I don't want people to have any preconceptions about me. I want the first impression to be the music.
I'm asked so many times why I think there aren't more female instrumentalists in jazz. But I never think about it. And I don't think it's been any harder for me to be taken seriously. The music speaks for itself.
I feel so at home on the stage, and I love making people happy with my music. Whatever I have to go through to make that happen and get that sunshine is worth it.
I'm always interested in writing. I keep music in journals on an everyday basis. I'm always looking for ideas that can be music.
When there are no lyrics, people can picture what they want. It's a reflection of where they are in their lives. Music becomes a mirror.
I'm hungry to learn, so I always have my big ears open fully, ready to learn every single minute when I play.
When I play music, I realize that it filters emotions. I believe that peoples' voices are expressed in their emotions, and I try to do the same with my music.
