“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.” MayPlayCultureStarsPlayerHeroTrainPopsTraditionalHawaiiPopular CulturePop StarsUkulele Author:Jake Shimabukuro
“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?” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayMeanI CanEndsSometimesHomeMinutesJokesYogaComing HomeSessionBetter WaysUkuleleStrumming Author:Jake Shimabukuro
“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.” PeopleRealBigsCultureGrowing UpGrowingInstrumentsI RealizedHawaiiUkulele Author:Jake Shimabukuro
“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.” PeopleWantPlayWholeHomeTogetherCommunityCitizensFitSingingInstrumentsTraditionalSeniorNursingGet TogetherHipsterSenior CitizenUkuleleHawaiiansNursing HomeHulaStrumming Author:Jake Shimabukuro
“The ukulele has always appealed to the older generation.” GenerationsUkuleleOlder Generation Author:Jake Shimabukuro
“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.” PeopleFeelsTryingLittlesShowsEnjoyFrontsApproachNervousPerformingWorkshopsUkulele Author: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.” PeopleWorldWantMindLittlesJoyFoundBitsFansHugeLittle BitBillsBlowGatesChordsUkuleleBuffett Author:Jake Shimabukuro
“Because if everyone played the ukulele, this world would be a much happier place.” IfsWorldWould BeThis WorldUkulele Author:Jake Shimabukuro
