128 Quotes by Dick Dale

I met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me a Stratocaster. He became a second father to me.

Buddy Rich was one of the most incredible technicians in the world, on this planet, but the only people he could really impress, who knew what he was doing was another musician or another drummer.

I grew a love for helpless, defenseless things. People would give me lions and jaguars. I had cheetahs, monkeys.

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

I used to be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show and I jumped off the side of the stage and whacked 'em on the side of the head.

I'll just tell you the way it is. You ask me what time it is and I'm gonna tell you how to build a clock.

There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around.

I'm a perfectionist. I'm not going to cheat the people.

I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration, patience, anger. Music is an extension of my soul.