I used to be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show and I jumped off the side of the stage and whacked 'em on the side of the head.

- Dick Dale

I met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me a Stratocaster. He became a second father to me.

- Dick Dale

I've got holes in my guitar.

- Dick Dale

Buddy Rich was one of the most incredible technicians in the world, on this planet, but the only people he could really impress, who knew what he was…

- Dick Dale

I'll never die. I'll just explode, right there before your eyes, onstage.

- Dick Dale

I almost had to have my leg amputated because of an infection.

- Dick Dale

You know, music is sex. It's a sensual driving mode that affects people if it's played a certain way.

- Dick Dale

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

- Dick Dale

I'm a perfectionist. I'm not going to cheat the people.

- Dick Dale