Unsurprisingly the wonderful Ukulele has inspired many wise words and quite a few less wise words too. Some of these ukulele quotes will make you see your instrument in a whole new light, while others will make you want to pick it up and strum away.
Quotes
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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. – Jake Shimabukuro
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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. And the ukulele is, like, the opposite of overwhelming. – Zooey Deschanel
On the good days, my mother would haul out the ukulele and we’d sit around the kitchen table – it was a cardboard table with a linoleum top – and sing. – Carol Burnett
I bring my ukulele everywhere I go, play a little music in the park, always have it with me. – Max Schneider
There’s no ego when you’re a ukulele player. – Jake Shimabukuro
I think my first instrument was a ukulele that they gave me. I used to know how to play that pretty well. – Don Henley
Sometimes when you’re writing on a ukulele, you’re in a totally new land, rhythmically or melodically. – Tift Merritt
Now everybody’s got a crazy notion of their own. Some like to mix up with a crowd, some like to be alone. It’s no one elses’ business as far as I can see, but every time that I go out the people stare at me, with me little ukulele in me hand. – George Formby
I grew up in a musical family; the majority of my growing up was done in Hawaii. It’s what we do. You sing, you dance, you play ukulele and you drink.- Dwayne Johnson
Sometimes I can’t think of a better way to end my day than coming home and just strumming my ukulele for a few minutes. I mean, I joke around and tell people that it’s an entire yoga session in one strum, you know? – Jake Shimabukuro
Ukuleles will get you through times with no money better than money will get you through time with no ukulele – anonymous
I’m trying to be a better gangsta, so I’m learning how to play the ukulele. I’m also trying to figure out how to rap a romance novel, like The Notebook.” ― Jarod Kintz
“Everyone I know who is into ukulele is crackers, so get yourself a few and enjoy yourselves” – George Harrison
And finally
Uke can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find uke get what you need! – The Rolling stones (what? that is what they say honest)
Do you know any other Ukulele quotes?