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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

Topics: About Anger Extension Frustration Music My Soul Patience Play Scales Soul

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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

Topics: Been Before Blister Drums Even Fingers Gets Got He His Months Now Old Playing Since Son Standing Talk Us Weeks

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

~Dick Dale

Topics: Cause Rockabilly Rocking Supposed Which You

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The kids called me King of the Surf Guitar. I surfed sunup to sundown.

~Dick Dale

Topics: Guitar Kids King Me Surf

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

~Dick Dale

Topics: Actually Before First Guitar Picked Ukulele Up

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When I was 18 at the Santa Ana River Jetty is where I put my first board in the water that I ever got from Joe Quigg. I was just riding the whitewater in, and I was just in heaven.

~Dick Dale

Topics: Board Ever First Got Heaven Joe Just Put Riding River Santa Water Where

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I learned everything by ear and played all the different instruments. So then I was able to find a guitar. That was, like, in the seventh grade. And then I didn't know how to put my fingers on all the different strings, so I had to figure out how to do it upside down and backwards, and I still play that way today.

~Dick Dale

Topics: Able Backwards Different Down Ear Everything Figure Find Fingers Grade Guitar Had How Instruments Know Learned Like Out Play Played Put Seventh Still Strings Then Today Upside Upside Down Way

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I've been performing since 1955. I'm going to have to keep performing till I die because I'm not going to die in some rocking chair with a big ol' beer belly.

~Dick Dale

Topics: Because Been Beer Belly Big Chair Die Going Keep Performing Rocking Rocking Chair Since Some Till

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My father never put me on his lap and said he loved me.

~Dick Dale

Topics: Father He His Lap Loved Me Never Put Said

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They're putting cement dust into cattle feed to make the cows heavier; the FDA knows all about it.

~Dick Dale

Topics: About Cattle Cement Cows Dust Feed Heavier Knows Make Putting Fda

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: May 4th, 1937

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