128 Quotes by Dick Dale

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

Surf music is played through a Showman amp with a Stratocaster guitar.

I actually first picked up an ukulele before I picked up a guitar.

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

When I played with Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings in Vegas, the guys used to go, 'Dick, cut it out, man! You're moving around too much on this stage. You're making us look bad!'

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.

As I'd go out learning to surf, I'd feel the power of waves coming over my body. It's like you're with God.

I don't like to use the word 'fans;' I call them 'Dick Dale music lovers.'

I blew amps like they were made of tissue paper. Once I blew out the sound system at Royal Albert Hall in London.