♪ >>MY PARENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ANYTHING THAT I WANTED TO DO.

PLAYING THE UKULELE MADE ME HAPPY, AND UM, I ALWAYS PRACTICED, AND ALWAYS PUT, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED AND TEN PERCENT OF MYSELF INTO THE INSTRUMENT, YOU KNOW, SO THAT I COULD TRY TO BE THE BEST THAT I COULD POSSIBLY BE.

AND ‘TIL THIS DAY, I MEAN, I STILL PRACTICE JUST AS HARD AS I USED TO, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS A KID.

I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO SEEK, YOU KNOW, KNOWLEDGE AND TRYING TO LEARN AS MUCH AS I CAN ABOUT MUSIC, ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT, AND ABOUT LIFE TOO.

BECAUSE YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT CONTRIBUTES TOTO YOUR ART.

>>BEING SENSITIVE TO YOUR ♪ CLSH ♪ >>BEING SENSITIVE TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT, TO THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU, MEETING NEW PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, UM, EXPERIENCING NEW THINGS; ALL OF THAT, THAT BECOMES PART OF YOUR MUSICAL JOURNEY.

♪ ♪ >>I'D COME HOME FROM SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, AND WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, AND THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE MUSIC PLAYING.

AND, YOU KNOW, MY PARENTS HAD THIS HUGE RECORD COLLECTION; YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING FROM, LIKE, THE BEATLES, TO VIKKI CARR, TO EYDIE GORME, TO UH, REO SPEEDWAGON, AIR SUPPLY, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AND THEN YOU KNOW, THEN PETER MOON BAND, OHTA-SAN, YOU KNOW.

AND IT WAS FUNNY, ‘CAUSE EVERY TIME I'D WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, AND I'D HEAR THE MUSIC PLAYING I JUST KNEW I WAS HOME.

♪ ♪ >>SO I REALIZED, YOU KNOW, AT A VERY YOUNG AGE THAT MUSIC CAN REALLY CHANGE YOUR MOOD.

YOU KNOW, IT CAN SET AN ATMOSPHERE AND REALLY CHANGE YOUR ENVIRONMENT, YOU KNOW, UM, AND INFLUENCE, YOU KNOW, THE EMOTIONS THAT YOU'RE FEELING.

♪ >>THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT CREATING MUSIC.

I BELIEVE THAT PROCESS THAT YOU GO THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE CREATING MUSIC, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU FEEL AND EXPERIENCE, UM, HAVE A VERY POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE BODY AND ON THE MIND, YOU KNOW, AND THE SPIRIT AS WELL.

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♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >>THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHOO!

>>DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU GO; PEOPLE LOVE MUSIC.

ALL CULTURES LOVE MUSIC.

AND IT'S FASCINATING HOW YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALL RELATE TO THAT.

BECAUSE YOU HEAR THE TERM ALL THE TIME; YOU KNOW, MUSIC IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.

BUT IT TRULY IS, BECAUSE THE THING THAT WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON AS HUMAN BEINGS IS, WE ALL HAVE -- WE ALL FEEL EMOTION.

IF YOU CAN BE OPEN WITH EVERYTHING, AND YOU'RE COMPLETELY FREE TO JUST SHARE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE EMBARRASSING STUFF, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU MAY HAVE BEEN ASHAMED OF BEFORE, BUT NOT ANYMORE, AND YOU CAN JUST LET IT OUT, THEN YOUR MUSIC CAN BE SO MUCH MORE EXPRESSIVE.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY LOCKED DOORS ANYMORE; YOU CAN OPEN EVERYTHING UP, AND THEN YOU CAN JUST PLAY.

IF YOU CAN JUST, LIKE, REACH IN THERE BLINDLY AND JUST, THIS IS WHO I AM, YOU KNOW, THEN THE MUSIC CHANGES, YOU KNOW, BECOMES SO MUCH MORE REAL, AND JUST IT, UM, AND I THINK PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO THAT, THEY CAN GRASP THAT.

THEY CAN SEE YOU, AND BE LIKE, WOW, THIS IS SOMEONE WHO CAN JUST POUR THEIR WHOLE SELF INTO THE MUSIC, AND JUST LET EVERYTHING GO.

AND THAT'S, UH, AND TO ME, THAT'S WHAT MUSIC'S ALL ABOUT.

♪ >>FURLOUGH.

>>I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FRANK DELIMA WOULD COME TO, YOU KNOW, WOULD COME TO OUR CLASS OR OUR SCHOOL, AND YOU KNOW, HE'D DO A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, HE'D DO A PRESENTATION IN THE CAFETERIA.

WE'D ALL SIT THERE, AND HE'D MAKE US SING SONGS, LIKE, GOING ON A BUTA HUNT, GOING ON A BUTA HUNT.

YOU KNOW?

AND UH, HE'D TELL ALL OF HIS JOKES.

AND I REMEMBER SITTING THERE, AND YOU KNOW, JUST LAUGHING, AND HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME.

>>GOING ON A BUTA HUNT.

>>GOING ON A BUTA HUNT.

>>OH.

>>AND AS I, YOU KNOW, GREW OLDER, AND YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I WOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER WHAT FRANK DELIMA SAID.

YOU KNOW, LIKE, HEY, NO DRUGS, YOU KNOW, NO NEED DRUGS.

YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW, FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS, STUDY HARD IN SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER THAT.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT ALWAYS STUCK WITH ME.

>>YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU MAY LOVE MUSIC, BUT SOME OF YOU MAY, YOU KNOW, LIKE OTHER THINGS.

SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS.

YOU KNOW, THE ART, THE ART AND THE PASSION IS INSIDE HERE.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST THE VEHICLE, OR JUST THE OUTLET THAT WE USE TO EXPRESS OURSELVES.

YOU KNOW, FOR SOME OF YOU, IT'S A PEN; YOU MAY WANT TO WRITE.

FOR SOME OF YOU, IT'S A PAINTBRUSH.

FOR SOME OF YOU, IT'S A SUSHI KNIFE, ‘CAUSE YOU WANT TO BE A SUSHI CHEF ONE DAY.

YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST A TOOL; THE REAL ART COMES FROM INSIDE.

>>I LOVE WORKING WITH KIDS.

I DO A PROGRAM CALLED MUSIC IS GOOD MEDICINE.

AND IT'S UH, IT'S A LITTLE NONPROFIT, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZATION THAT WE DO, WHERE WE USE MUSIC AS A VEHICLE TO INSPIRE KIDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR PASSION IS IN LIFE.

♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >>THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>FOR ME, IT'S IMPORTANT UM I FEEL, TO GO TO THESE SCHOOLS AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IF I CAN JUST OUT OF THE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, THAT I DO GET TO MEET AND SPEAK TO, AND SHARE MY PASSION WITH, IF I CAN JUST REACH ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS, AND JUST KINDA CONVINCE THEM TO BE DRUG-FREE, AND TO UM, YOU KNOW, TO REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T NEED, YOU KNOW, THOSE KINDS OF NEGATIVE INFLUENCES IN THEIR LIVES; YOU KNOW, IF I CAN CONVINCE THEM THAT, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS THEY BELIEVE IN SOMETHING, AND THEY WORK HARD AT IT, THEY WILL ALWAYS BE SUCCESSFUL.

YOU KNOW, IT'SIT'S ALL WORTH IT.

>>MY NAME IS JAKE, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF YOU COULD BE HERE TODAY, AND UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU, AND UH AND, YEAH, HOPEFULLY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SHARE A LOT OF THINGS TOGETHER TODAY.

SO LET'S GET STARTED.

>>WHENEVER I DO A WORKSHOP, YOU KNOW, OR A MASTER CLASS OR WHATEVER, UM I NEVER COME WELL, I DON'T I TRY NOT TO COME PREPARED WITH A LESSON.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHO'S COMING TO THE WORKSHOP; I HAVE NO IDEA.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT LEVEL THEY'RE GONNA BE AT, I HAVE NO IDEA UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT EXPERIENCES THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD, UH, UM, WHAT BACKGROUND THEY HAVE.

YOU KNOW, WHAT BACKGROUNDS AND UH, I DON'T EVEN -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO SPECIFICALLY LEARN.

SO WHENEVER I PREPARE FOR A WORKSHOP, I ACTUALLY DO THE OPPOSITE; I TRY TO UM, COMPLETELY UNPREPARE, AND NOT EXPECT ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW, I JUST COME AS I AM, AND I JUST TRY TO BE AS RELAXED AS POSSIBLE.

>>ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

[APPLAUSE ] >>I LOOK AT THEM, AND I JUST TRY TO BE VERY, VERY, EXTREMELY SENSITIVE.

YOU KNOW, SO THAT I CAN GET A SENSE OF WHAT THEY'RE EXPECTING FROM ME, OR WHAT THEY EXPECT, NOT NECESSARILY FROM ME, BUT WHAT THEY EXPECT TO GET OUT OF THAT WORKSHOP.

>>THE THING IS, YOU WANT TO BE AWARE OF THE CHORDS THAT YOU'RE PLAYING, YOU KNOW, AS THE SONG IS GOING.

BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA HELP YOU TO PUT THE MELODY IN THE RIGHT PLACE, YOU KNOW, AND NOT TO LOSE >>THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS WRONG IN MUSIC, IN ANY ART FORM.

YOU KNOW, SO REALLY, IF THERE'S NO WRONG, YOU KNOW, THEN BASICALLY, EVERYTHING IS RIGHT.

[CHUCKLE] SO EVERYONE THAT COMES TO THE WORKSHOP, YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE'RE BASICALLY ALL ON THE SAME LEVEL.

YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF EXPRESSING THINGS.

>>YOU CAN HEAR THE MELODY IN YOUR HEAD; THEN WHEN YOU PUT THE TWO TOGETHER, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TO PLAY IT, YOU KNOW, WHERE EVERYTHING IS SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYED.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

>>NOW, IT'S JUST TEACHING THEM NOW TO BRING IT OUT.

YOU KNOW, ‘CAUSE WE ALL HAVE IT INSIDE.

YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S THE KEY.

>>FOUR; ONE, TWO, THREE.

AND YOU SELL IT, TWO, THREE, FOUR; ONE, TWO, THREE, AND STOP.

GOOD.

SEE, NOW WE'RE PLAYING TOGETHER, RIGHT?

WE GOT IT.

THAT'S AWESOME.

OKAY; SO >>YOU'LL NEVER LEARN EVERYTHING.

YOU KNOW, UM, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LEARN EVERYTHING IN A SINGLE LIFETIME.

YOU KNOW, UM AND THE BEAUTY OF MUSIC IS THAT EVERYONE, EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS THEIR OWN PROCESS, THEIR OWN UNIQUE METHOD OF CREATING, YOU KNOW, THIS WONDERFUL SOUND.

YOU KNOW, SPEAKING WITH UH, BENNY CHONG, UM, OR JEFF PETERSON, YOU KNOW, THEY UM YOU KNOW, THEIR APPROACH TO MUSIC IS ON, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM.

YOU KNOW, BUT THEY JUST -- THEY BOTH MAKE INCREDIBLE MUSIC, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALLY AND TOGETHER.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M FASCINATED WITH.

I'M ALWAYS UM II'M ALWAYS SO INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW PEOPLE GO ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UM, WHAT THEIR PROCESS IS.

BECAUSE, YEAH, IF YOU CAN TAP INTO THAT, THEN, YOU KNOW, UM, AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SOMEONE ELSE'S PROCESS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN APPLY SO MUCH OF THAT INFORMATION INTO YOUR OWN PLAYING.

AND THEN YOU CAN GET A BETTER SENSE OF, YOU KNOW, HOW OTHER PEOPLE WOULD APPROACH SOMETHING.

♪ >>YEAH, JAKE.

♪ ♪ >>YEAH, JAKE.

>>HERE'S WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS.

[APPLAUSE ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>I DON'T THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT'S BUGGING ME, OR I DON'T THINK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT, YOU KNOW, ANY KIND OF STRUGGLES OR, YOU KNOW, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT JUST -- IT PUTS EVERYTHING INTO PERSPECTIVE FOR ME.

AND IT'S JUST LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE NOW, I'M ON THE STAGE, JUST BE IN THE MOMENT, ENJOY IT.

YOU KNOW, ENJOY IT WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE; WE'RE ALL ENJOYING THIS MUSIC TOGETHER, THIS EXPERIENCE, WE'RE ALL EXPERIENCING THIS THING.

WE'RE CREATING SOMETHING AT THIS VERY MOMENT THAT CAN ONLY BE CREATED RIGHT NOW, AND APPRECIATED RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW, AND IF YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES AND JUST DIVE INTO THAT CONCEPT, YOU KNOW, UM, AND IF YOU CAN APPLY THAT, YOU KNOW, TO EVERY MINUTE OF YOUR LIFE, YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT ON STAGE, YOU KNOW, AND APPRECIATE EVERY MOMENT, THEN I THINK UH, IF YOU CAN DO THAT, THEN YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF THE WORLD AND LIFE IN GENERAL COMPLETELY CHANGES.

YOU KNOW, AND BY DOING THAT, YOU CAN REALLY INFLUENCE A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND I THINK BY DOING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN REALLY MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

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