All Dick Dale Quotes
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.
Dick Dale
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I almost had to have my leg amputated because of an infection.
Dick Dale
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There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around.
Dick Dale
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Guitar Player Magazine says Dick Dale is the father of Heavy Metal, blowing up 48 amplifiers, creating the first power amplifier.
Dick Dale
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My son now is 22 months old, he's been playing since he was 12 months old and he gets standing ovations on the drums. He's been with us since he was 10 weeks old, he's been on the drums. He's got blisters on his fingers before he can even talk.
Dick Dale
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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.
Dick Dale
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I called it Rockabilly 'cause I was rocking the strums, which you're not supposed to do.
Dick Dale
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I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration, patience, anger. Music is an extension of my soul.
Dick Dale
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You know, music is sex. It's a sensual driving mode that affects people if it's played a certain way.
Dick Dale
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I wanted to put a sheet in explaining what all the songs are about, but they didn't do it.
Dick Dale
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My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and I played always soulful or very direct from the gut.
Dick Dale
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Some guys record an album with songs that are filler. I recorded this album like it was my last.
Dick Dale
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