Top 107 Quotes by Dick Dale

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

The Stratocaster is like the Rolls-Royce. It can never be surpassed.

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

I'm dedicated to touring the rest of my life.

I called it Rockabilly 'cause I was rocking the strums, which you're not supposed to do.

I like to say, 'I hit every type of music in a show, and I play the people, not the instruments.'

You shouldn't even be writing this story if you haven't heard me play live. You can't write with the passion you receive until you see a Dick Dale concert.

Earthlings are confused, insecure. And some Earthlings have no heritage: that's what leads them to kill each other and rob 7-11 stores.

My mind never left 20, because once it does, that's when you start to die.

My father never put me on his lap and said he loved me.