128 Quotes by Dick Dale

I'm not one of these guys who is dedicated to playing or performing - that's just one facet of my life.

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.

I know what it's like to wash my clothes in a Chevron station.

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

Surfers were the ones who named all my songs. They'd yell out the names, and we just kept 'em.

With every problem comes a gift in hand.

I surfed Dana Point, San Clemente, and of course Huntington Beach. Every morning, you could find me at the hot water pipe.

When I play, I don't cheat. I played for 490,000 in Berlin, and I'll play just as hard for 100.

I used to surf up in Ventura County at Silver Strand; plus, I've played up there many times.