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

I love the fact that people don't see the ukulele as a serious instrument. A lot of people see it as more of a toy, and I love that because it just proves that people aren't intimidated by the instrument. They aren't afraid to pick it up.

Jake Shimabukuro

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

I thought I'd grow up to be a teacher, or maybe run for political office.

Jake Shimabukuro

You know, the ukulele itself is not a very loud instrument, all right? And, you know, compared to like a trumpet, right? A trumpet is really loud.

Jake Shimabukuro

One of the biggest things that happened for me was YouTube.

Jake Shimabukuro

Bruce Lee loved all different styles of martial arts. He believed that you shouldn't limit yourself to one style, because martial arts is just another form of human expression.

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

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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

There's nothing I like better than talking to kids, just sharing the music with them. To relate to them, you need to play songs they're familiar with.

Jake Shimabukuro

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

Jake Shimabukuro

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

When I was growing up, there was no such thing as a touring ukulele player.

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I still believe that music is healing to some extent.

Jake Shimabukuro