Dick Dale

I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration, patience, anger. Music is an extension of my soul. ”

You shouldn't even be writing this story if you haven't heard me play live. You can't write with the passion you receive until you see a Dick Dale concert. ”

I'm dedicated to touring the rest of my life. ”

I'd rather be a Jack-of-all-trades than master of one. If I became an icon, where my whole life was music, I would probably have become a vegetable. I wouldn't be able to have all these talents I have today and be an interesting 'character.' ”

I'm not one of these guys who is dedicated to playing or performing - that's just one facet of my life. ”

I've never followed a list in my life, and that's probably what has created so much nervous energy in my body. ”

I enjoy living like a hermit, but I cannot live like a hermit. ”

I make jokes because humor is the greatest healing factor that there is. ”

When I first played the guitar without plugging it into an amplifier, the people at Fender were blown away. They couldn't believe the sound. I said, 'See, gentlemen, the world is no longer flat.' ”

Surf music is actually just the sound of the waves played on a guitar: that wet, splashy sound. ”