My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and I played always soulful or very direct from the gut.
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 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've got holes in my guitar. - Dick Dale
I've got holes in my guitar.
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
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…
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 met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me a Stratocaster. He became a second father to me.
I'll never die. I'll just explode, right there before your eyes, onstage. - Dick Dale
I'll never die. I'll just explode, right there before your eyes, onstage.
You know, music is sex. It's a sensual driving mode that affects people if it's played a certain way. - Dick Dale
You know, music is sex. It's a sensual driving mode that affects people if it's played a certain way.
I almost had to have my leg amputated because of an infection. - Dick Dale
I almost had to have my leg amputated because of an infection.
I'm constantly being influenced by the soul that's directly in front of me. - Dick Dale
I'm constantly being influenced by the soul that's directly in front of me.
I'm a perfectionist. I'm not going to cheat the people. - Dick Dale
I'm a perfectionist. I'm not going to cheat the people.
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