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Dick Dale

American Musician

Born: May 4, 1937

Every Guitar Me Music People You

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If I ever wrote a book, people would never believe it. Dick Dale

Book People Believe Would Never Wrote Ever

I'd rather be a Jack-of-all-trades than master of one. If I became an icon, where my whole life was music, I would probably have become a vegetable. I wouldn't be able to have all these talents I have today and be an interesting 'character.' Dick Dale

Life Today Music Character Master Become Would Able Rather Vegetable Talents Became Than Where Interesting Interesting Character Icon Whole

I was reading a magazine when I was a little kid, probably about twelve years old, and an ad said that if you sell so many jars of Noxzema skin cream, we'll sell you a ukulele. So I went out and banged on doors in the snow in Quincy, Massachusetts, where I was raised, and I sold the skin cream. Dick Dale

You Old Reading Doors Skin Sold Kid Ukulele Out Magazine About Massachusetts Said Years Sell Snow Where Little Cream Little Kid Many Twelve Ad Raised

When my guitar was growling, playing surf beat, you could hear it; you could feel it. Dick Dale

You Guitar Could Beat Feel Surf Hear Playing

Springsteen - he's the Lord God. Dick Dale

God He Lord Springsteen

I don't live with the 'right' people. I don't want to. I don't want to live with the rich in Beverly Hills or walk the streets of Hollywood. I want to go to K-mart and get good deals. Dick Dale

Good People Walk Rich Live Right People Beverly Beverly Hills Hills Deals Go Get Want Hollywood Right Streets

Gene Krupa was my big hero, and I used to play on my mother's flour cans and sugar cans with the kitchen knives, listening to the big bands on my dad's records. Gene Krupa and Harry James. Dick Dale

Mother Listening Hero Big Sugar Harry Gene Kitchen Records Knives Bands James Cans Used Dad Play Flour

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

Music Guitar Through Surf Amp Played

I used to surf up in Ventura County at Silver Strand; plus, I've played up there many times. Dick Dale

Plus Silver County Surf Up Times Strand Used Many Played

For 20 years I've been screaming at these guitar companies, saying, 'It's abnormal to put your arm around an acoustic guitar that is about 6 to 8 inches deep.' Your arm reaches over, and you start to strum, and then all of a sudden you get a charley horse in your back. The older you get, the greater the charley horse. Dick Dale

Saying You Guitar Older Back Abnormal Charley About Horse Put Arm Over Greater Around Been Years Get Screaming Acoustic Acoustic Guitar Then Your Inches Companies Deep Sudden Start

The Musicians Hall of Fame is chosen by thousands of your peers. So it's the real thing. Dick Dale

Musicians Peers Thousands Hall Real Fame Real Thing Your Chosen Thing

I called it Rockabilly 'cause I was rocking the strums, which you're not supposed to do. Dick Dale

You Cause Supposed Rockabilly Rocking Which

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. Dick Dale

Gauge Philosophy String Smallest Sound Wood Bigger Thicker

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

Guitar First Before Ukulele Picked Up Actually

Every time I do an album, I say, 'That's the last one.' Dick Dale

Time Every Every Time Say Album Last

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

Music Guitar Waves Surf Sound Wet Just Actually Played

I became stereotyped. Dick Dale

Became

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

Music Patience Anger Soul Frustration Scales About My Soul Play Extension

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. Dick Dale

People World Impress Rich Incredible Musician Only Could He Knew Buddy Most Drummer Another Doing Planet Really Who Technicians

My aunt played the piano and I used to sit and listen to it. Dick Dale

Sit Piano Aunt Listen Used Played

I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I also listened to Hank Williams, and he would always sing these neat romantic songs. Dick Dale

Guitar Williams Would Songs He Sing Also Singer Because Always Cowboy Listened Hank Hank Williams Romantic Wanted Neat

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