Top 107 Quotes by Dick Dale

I became stereotyped.

Every time I do an album, I say, 'That's the last one.'

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 may play the same songs night to night, but I never play them the same way.

Whatever you do, don't take shortcuts. It's great advice to take and live by.

My philosophy is the thicker the wood the thicker the sound, the bigger the string the bigger the sound. My smallest string is a 14 gauge.

With every problem comes a gift in hand.

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

I have all the rhythm in my left hand, and I use the rhythms that Gene Krupa did on his drums.

I don't live with the 'right' people. I don't want to. I don't want to live with the rich in Beverly Hills or walk the streets of Hollywood. I want to go to K-mart and get good deals.