American - Musician | May 4, 1937 -
I've never followed a list in my life, and that's probably what has created so much nervous energy in my body.
Dick Dale
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I surfed Dana Point, San Clemente, and of course Huntington Beach. Every morning, you could find me at the hot water pipe.
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Drums were my first instrument.
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I blew amps like they were made of tissue paper. Once I blew out the sound system at Royal Albert Hall in London.
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Earthlings are confused, insecure. And some Earthlings have no heritage: that's what leads them to kill each other and rob 7-11 stores.
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I live like in the days of Daniel Boone, hauling water by hand. I used to have two Rolls-Royces. Now I got one. It's got four flat tires; the trunk is open, and a rat lives inside it.
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Nothing could capture the sound of Dick Dale - he was too loud.
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Every time I do an album, I say, 'That's the last one.'
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People ask about love. Real love. I was never in love; the people around me didn't love me. They were just along for the ride.
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I make jokes because humor is the greatest healing factor that there is.
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When I play, I don't cheat. I played for 490,000 in Berlin, and I'll play just as hard for 100.
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I smashed my tailbone and couldn't sit for five years, and I broke my clavicle because I thought I was a great surfer, and of course, I could be a great snowboarder, too. Man, was I wiped out!
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