At a show, I’ll look out from the stage and see a woman with a pearl necklace next to a guy in a Grateful Dead T-shirt next to a young kid with his mom. It’s fun to see them all together. Hiromi Uehara Read Quote
Some people dig jazz, some people dig classical music, some people dig rock. Everyone is so concerned about who they like. They always say, ‘This guy is the best,’ ‘No, this guy is the best.’ But I think everyone is great. I really don’t have barriers to any type of music. I could listen to everything from metal to classical music to anything else. Hiromi Uehara Read Quote
I feel so at home on the stage, and I love making people happy with my music. Whatever I have to go through to make that happen and get that sunshine is worth it. Hiromi Uehara Read Quote
I’m always interested in writing. I keep music in journals on an everyday basis. I’m always looking for ideas that can be music. Hiromi Uehara Read Quote
When I play music, I realize that it filters emotions. I believe that peoples’ voices are expressed in their emotions, and I try to do the same with my music. Hiromi Uehara Read Quote
I’m asked so many times why I think there aren’t more female instrumentalists in jazz. But I never think about it. And I don’t think it’s been any harder for me to be taken seriously. The music speaks for itself. Hiromi Uehara Read Quote
I sound like a crazy person… but I feel when a piano is happy, and I feel when they find that moment to be alive. I want them to remember me. Hiromi Uehara Read Quote
