Dick Dale

I learned everything by ear and played all the different instruments. So then I was able to find a guitar. That was, like, in the seventh grade. And then I didn't know how to put my fingers on all the different strings, so I had to figure out how to do it upside down and backwards, and I still play that way today. ”

When I played with Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings in Vegas, the guys used to go, 'Dick, cut it out, man! You're moving around too much on this stage. You're making us look bad!' ”

The Musicians Hall of Fame is chosen by thousands of your peers. So it's the real thing. ”

What we perceive things to be when they come out of our mouth is not what the listener perceives it to be. They think it differently. They're not your blood. They're not your mind. You get in an argument. ”

When I come onstage, I'm exploding. ”

I don't claim to be a musician, I didn't go to Julliard. ”

I'm constantly being influenced by the soul that's directly in front of me. ”

People ask about love. Real love. I was never in love; the people around me didn't love me. They were just along for the ride. ”

There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around. ”

I grew a love for helpless, defenseless things. People would give me lions and jaguars. I had cheetahs, monkeys. ”