Tony Visconti

The ukulele was the first of many instruments they had bought for me. They got me a guitar when I was eleven, which my son Morgan uses until this day. They paid for 3 years of guitar lessons; they bought me a bass fiddle, which I still play.

American Musician

Grace VanderWaal

I remember I asked my mom for a ukulele, and she said no because she thought I would never play it. So then I got my birthday money up, and I bought my own. It was the most rebellious thing I've ever done.

Dwayne Johnson

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.

American Actor

Mary Schmich

One thing you might want to learn before you attend the world's largest ukulele lesson is how to say ukulele.

American Journalist

Madeline Brewer

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

American Actress

Billie Eilish

I play piano and ukulele, and I taught myself those things just because I wanted to play them.

American Singer

Colleen Ballinger

I love music, and playing ukulele and singing makes me really happy.

American Comedian

Jake Shimabukuro

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

Philip Pullman

The only instrument I play myself is the ukulele.

British Writer

Tua Tagovailoa

I like to play the guitar and the ukulele.

American Athlete

The ukulele originated in Hawaii and evokes the island's spirit and musical traditions.

Musical Origin

The ukulele creates a relaxed, informal sound often associated with leisure and simplicity.

Informal Sound

A ukulele's small size makes it a popular choice for travel and casual playing.

Portable Size

 fire extinguishers, laws, pigeons, bottles of beer, lemons and light bulbs; Pinot noir and paracetamol; ghosts, mosquitoes, flamingos, flowers, the ukulele, elevators and cats, cat videos, the internet; iron beams, buildings and batteries, all ingenuity and bright ideas, all known life

An ode to living on...

 that I can not think about work at all I can watch the same film so many times I just keep like getting more and more into it I would always bring my own ukulele and we'd make up songs about the most ridiculous experience whenever there's a body of water in a ball to

What Do You Do For Fun...

 known as a braguinha. Purvis was immediately taken with the instrument and helped spread its popularity throughout the King's court. As the story goes, it was not long before his nickname, Ukulele,