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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 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.

From Jake Shimabukuro

There's something about the ukulele that just makes you smile. It makes you let your guard down. It brings out the child in all of us.

From Jake Shimabukuro

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

From Jake Shimabukuro

If everyone played the ukulele, the world would be a better place.

From Jake Shimabukuro

You get older, you start meeting girls, you want to impress them. And if you happen to know an instrument, what you do is turn on the radio and try to figure out how to play popular songs.

From 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.

From Jake Shimabukuro

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

From Jake Shimabukuro

The ukulele has always appealed to the older generation.

From 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.

From Jake Shimabukuro

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.

From Jake Shimabukuro

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