The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book. My old man used to flip out whenever I would try to branch out and do something different. Although he didn't do it on purpose, he really held me back in the beginning. Dimebag Darrell advicebackbad share on social
My old man was a musician - that's what he did for a living. And like most fathers, occasionally he'd let me visit where he worked. So I started going to his recording studio, and I really dug it. Dimebag Darrell digfatherlive Change image and share on social
Music drives you. It wakes you up, it gets you pumping. And, at the end of the day, the correct tune will chill you down. Dimebag Darrell chillcorrectday Change image and share on social
I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson, Jimmy Wallace, all those great Texas blues players. Dimebag Darrell bluebuggreat Change image and share on social
Musicians tend to get bored playing the same thing over and over, so I think it's natural to experiment. Dimebag Darrell boreexperimentmusician Change image and share on social
I used to skip school and paint my face with Ace Frehley Kiss make-up. Dimebag Darrell acefacefrehley Change image and share on social
Always have a collection of your favorite CDs with you. Dimebag Darrell collectionfavorite Change image and share on social
My heroes were Eddie Van Halen - especially after Van Halen I, II, III, and IV - Randy Rhoads, Ace Frehley and dudes like that. My brother played drums and we jammed in the garage and started writing our own stuff. Dimebag Darrell acebrotherdrum share on social
If you improvise a riff and the crowd immediately reacts to it, you know you're on to something. Dimebag Darrell crowdimmediatelyimprovise Change image and share on social
I was more influenced by players like Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen than by the guys in southern rock bands. Dimebag Darrell bandeddieguy Change image and share on social
