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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.

Jake Shimabukuro's Popular Quotes

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 wher…

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Most people are awestruck when they see Lady Gaga and Bette Midler, but then the queen comes in.

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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.

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Now I know what a dulcimer is supposed to sound like.

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

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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.

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I still believe that music is healing to some extent.

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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 b…

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