Jake Shimabukuro Quotes

Making music is fantastic.

People don't have fun making music all the time.

I just love making music, and I wouldn't want to stop.

Here's the thing... when people start making music, they start borrowing styles from other people, because that's what you do. You start by recreating hip-hop beats you've heard from other people, or you start mimicking other people, or you're just listening to stuff.

Music is a passion of mine, so I also want to continue along that path, creating with my friends.

For me, the great thing about music is that anybody can do it.

When it comes to music, it's my clothes, it's my guitar, it's my voice, it's my song.

I've been singing since I was two. Music was my first passion and I love writing, singing, creating and being creative.

Singing and playing have always gone hand-in-hand with me. I love 'em both equally.

The bottom line is that musicians love to make music and always will.

I've made music since I was a kid so I've always gotten joy out of that.

When you're talking about your own music every day, listening to bands, going to festivals, you can kind of lose sight of your initial connection with music. Instrumental music - especially jazz - helps me refocus.

I've become a workaholic. When the shows slow down and there's no press and I can get my time to myself in the studio with my music, I get into this zone, man. I enter this incredible space where I'm just making music. And I feel like I can work with anybody - with Elton John, with Hanson - and I can make something incredible.

Being 16 years old and getting an electric guitar is never going to get old. There's always going to be kids making music. There's always going to be kids in bands.

My family was all musicians. We jam all the time.

My passion for music is one of my greatest loves.

I love music so much. I've got something going all the time. I've gotta be singing. I've gotta be creating music, or I'm not happy.

When I got into music, I wanted to learn guitar just enough to be able to write songs. I wanted to be able to express myself.

I started playing drums at about seven or eight. My mom used to let me play with the pots and pans, and instead of telling me to stop like most moms would, she just let me do it. So the noise kind of turned into music. From that point on, musically, that's what I want to do: start creating beats.

If you're a musician, there's no instrument that can be withheld from you. If you're drawn to it, develop the talent for it.

Music has been my greatest passion forever.

My favorite thing to do is make music. It's what I spend most of my free time doing.

Music is where I'm still. It's where I'm focused. It's such a joy. I'd like to make it a big part of my life.

Even as a little kid, I just loved to make my own music. So I loved singing, and I loved sharing it because it was a way to connect to people.

My passion is music. That's where my heart is.