I've been performing since 1955. I'm going to have to keep performing till I die because I'm not going to die in some rocking chair with a big ol' beer belly. Dick Dale beerbellybig Change image and share on social
I thought of Gene Krupa's drumming, his staccato drumming. I went and put 'Misirlou' to that rhythm. Dick Dale drumgenekrupa Change image and share on social
I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration, patience, anger. Music is an extension of my soul. Dick Dale angerextensionfrustration Change image and share on social
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. Dick Dale argumentblooddifferently share on social
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
When I play, I don't cheat. I played for 490,000 in Berlin, and I'll play just as hard for 100. Dick Dale 000berlincheat Change image and share on social
I blew amps like they were made of tissue paper. Once I blew out the sound system at Royal Albert Hall in London. Dick Dale albertampblow Change image and share on social
I make jokes because humor is the greatest healing factor that there is. Dick Dale factorgreatheal Change image and share on social
I always felt people should live with animals. Dick Dale animalfeltlive Change image and share on social
What I play now isn't surf music. It's too powerful. I used to go through paper bags; now I go through brick walls. I play hard. Dick Dale bagbrickhard Change image and share on social
