Hiromi Uehara

You shouldn't think about technique when you play. You have to be you. It cannot be about, 'I can play this, and…

— Hiromi Uehara

For me, the keyboard is always an additional sound to the piano. Piano is the main instrument; I can't go anywhere without…

— Hiromi Uehara

When I play music, I realize that it filters emotions. I believe that peoples' voices are expressed in their emotions, and I…

— Hiromi Uehara

I don't really believe in genres. I don't want people to have any preconceptions about me. I want the first impression to…

— Hiromi Uehara

I feel so at home on the stage, and I love making people happy with my music. Whatever I have to go…

— Hiromi Uehara

I sound like a crazy person... but I feel when a piano is happy, and I feel when they find that moment…

— Hiromi Uehara

I always have a will to write. It's organic to me.

— Hiromi Uehara

I'm always interested in writing. I keep music in journals on an everyday basis. I'm always looking for ideas that can be…

— Hiromi Uehara

'The Sound of Music' is one of my favourite old musical films.

— Hiromi Uehara

The first time I listened to jazz was when I was 8.

— Hiromi Uehara

Some people dig jazz, some people dig classical music, some people dig rock. Everyone is so concerned about who they like. They…

— Hiromi Uehara

I'm asked so many times why I think there aren't more female instrumentalists in jazz. But I never think about it. And…

— Hiromi Uehara

I'm hungry to learn, so I always have my big ears open fully, ready to learn every single minute when I play.

— Hiromi Uehara

I don't want to put a name on my music. Other people can put a name on what I do. It's just…

— Hiromi Uehara

When there are no lyrics, people can picture what they want. It's a reflection of where they are in their lives. Music…

— Hiromi Uehara

At a show, I'll look out from the stage and see a woman with a pearl necklace next to a guy in…

— Hiromi Uehara