Jake Shimabukuro Quotes

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Jake Shimabukuro

Profession : Musician

Birth : November 3, 1976

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

I'm not the kind of person that can do the same thing over and over and over, so that's why touring, playing in a different venue every night, in front of a different audience, is so rewarding, you know, because it always feels fresh.

Jake Shimabukuro

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

Jake Shimabukuro

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

Jake Shimabukuro

When you play guitar and strum, you're using biceps and triceps to move up and down. I realized you could just turn your wrist, your forearm, using smaller muscles in your arm that are much more efficient and much quicker.

Jake Shimabukuro

You know, Leonard Cohen is amazing, just a mastermind, and really one of the great geniuses of our time.

Jake Shimabukuro

I still believe that music is healing to some extent.

Jake Shimabukuro