Dick Dale Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“When I first played the guitar without plugging it into an amplifier, the people at Fender were blown away. They couldn't believe the sound. I said, 'See, gentlemen, the world is no longer flat.'”

“As a little kid I had a girlfriend, and her boyfriend used to beat me up, so then I used to sing these songs, and that's what it's all about. Country music is all about your heart and your people and things like that.”

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

“I wanted to put a sheet in explaining what all the songs are about, but they didn't do it.”

“I'm constantly being influenced by the soul that's directly in front of me.”

“I always felt people should live with animals.”

“I became stereotyped.”

“I can play every instrument there is, every horn, I've played all the saxes and trumpets and everything and keyboards.”

“I don't claim to be a musician, I didn't go to Julliard.”

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