Dick Dale Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

“I've got holes in my guitar.”

“My philosophy is the thicker the wood the thicker the sound, the bigger the string the bigger the sound. My smallest string is a 14 gauge.”

“I almost had to have my leg amputated because of an infection.”

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

“Jimi was a good guy 'til he got into drugs. That's the way it is. I just tell it like it is.”

“My aunt played the piano and I used to sit and listen to it.”

“You can't eat fish. It's 6,000 parts DDT per million all over the world, not counting radiation.”

“Surf music is actually just the sound of the waves played on a guitar: that wet, splashy sound.”