Ukulele Quotes · Page 4

Sometimes I can't think of a better way to end my day than coming home and just strumming my ukulele for a…

— Jake Shimabukuro

Another goal that I have is to learn how to play the ukulele - should be fun - and to stop taking…

— Kristen Schaal

We started out when I was 6 years old. We played ukuleles and sang Everly Brothers songs.

— Edgar Winter

I started playing piano; I picked up a ukulele, and I loved it and kept playing that. I play a bit of…

— Max Schneider

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

— Jake Shimabukuro

My mind started wandering. I started playing carefully, instead of playing the way that had gotten me to that point. I had…

— Tracy Austin

How do I relax? This might sound slightly ridiculous but I play the ukulele for at least an hour a day and…

— Frank Skinner

I had a ukulele when I was about seven. Then I started playing around with the mandolin and the banjo.

— Dickey Betts

I had a $1.50 from playing the ukulele after owning it seven minutes. I thought, "Hmmm, this has some possibilities."

— Eddie Vedder

There's something about guitars, they're just so big, you know what I mean? You're just like, 'Ugh!' It just seems so overwhelming.…

— Zooey Deschanel

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

— Jake Shimabukuro

When I was five my parents bought me a ukulele for Christmas. I quickly learned how to play it with my father's…

— Tony Visconti

I mostly play old period songs, as they suit a ukulele more. I bought it when I saw the tribute concert to…

— Charles Dance

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

— Zooey Deschanel

I'm an American songbook guy, though I've got eclectic tastes. I really love the American songbook. I've taken up the ukulele, and…

— Tony Danza

Elvis came along when I was 10. My father gave me a bass ukulele. I taught myself how to play from a…

— Bob Seger

My Portuguese uncle had a Portuguese version of a ukulele. The family would pull it out after dinner and play Portuguese folk…

— Joe Perry

I think beating someone to death with a ukulele would just sound funny.

— Dane Cook

I have an all-black Mahalo ukulele - it's like my baby. It has brought me so much peace and comfort.

— Madeline Brewer

I play guitar, the ukulele and the piano. I grew up on a mountain in Tennessee, and we had 'The Mountain Opry,'…

— Rachel Boston

II know very, very little about the ukulele, but I actually grew up playing the viola from 4th grade through high school.

— Kris Allen

The ukulele was the first of many instruments they had bought for me. They got me a guitar when I was eleven,…

— Tony Visconti

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

— Jake Shimabukuro

I started doing improv my sophomore year.

— Rachel Dratch

I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were…

— Manuel Puig