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I play the ukulele. Is that quirky?

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

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

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.

I like to play the ukulele, but I'm not, like, awesome at it. I mostly play the piano and the guitar.

The ukulele has always appealed to the older generation.

I had a ukulele when I was much younger. I have no idea what happened to it but I think that was part of it, just being inspired and wanting to try to play an instrument that, to me, sounded beautiful.

I love the ukulele. It's got a beautiful, melodic tone to it. There's something innocent and romantic, and it's just a grand instrument to play.

One thing you might want to learn before you attend the world's largest ukulele lesson is how to say ukulele.