I'm going to make people happy. I'm going to make them forget about their cancer. I'm going to make them forget about their diabetes. Dick Dale cancerdiabetesforget Change image and share on social
I make my guitar scream with pain or pleasure or sensuality. It makes people move their feet and shake their bodies. That's what music does. Dick Dale bodyfootguitar Change image and share on social
I was reading a magazine when I was a little kid, probably about twelve years old, and an ad said that if you sell so many jars of Noxzema skin cream, we'll sell you a ukulele. So I went out and banged on doors in the snow in Quincy, Massachusetts, where I was raised, and I sold the skin cream. Dick Dale bangcreamdoor share on social
I don't like to use the word 'fans;' I call them 'Dick Dale music lovers.' Dick Dale calldaledick Change image and share on social
People who have witnessed all the years of me playing, they bring their kids and say, 'I used to see this guy when I was fourteen!' Dick Dale bringfourteenguy Change image and share on social
Whatever you do, don't take shortcuts. It's great advice to take and live by. Dick Dale advicegreatlive Change image and share on social
For 20 years I've been screaming at these guitar companies, saying, 'It's abnormal to put your arm around an acoustic guitar that is about 6 to 8 inches deep.' Your arm reaches over, and you start to strum, and then all of a sudden you get a charley horse in your back. The older you get, the greater the charley horse. Dick Dale abnormalacousticarm share on social
I try to read the audience, see what they're in the mood for. Dick Dale audiencemoodread Change image and share on social
When my guitar was growling, playing surf beat, you could hear it; you could feel it. Dick Dale beatfeelgrowl Change image and share on social
I always felt people should live with animals. Dick Dale animalfeltlive Change image and share on social