Guitar Player Magazine says Dick Dale is the father of Heavy Metal, blowing up 48 amplifiers, creating the first power amplifier.

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You know, music is sex. It's a sensual driving mode that affects people if it's...

You know, music is sex. It's a sensual driving mode that affects people if it's...

You shouldn't even be writing this story if you haven't heard me play live. You...

You shouldn't even be writing this story if you haven't heard me play live. You...

You can't eat fish. It's 6,000 parts DDT per million all over the world, not...

You can't eat fish. It's 6,000 parts DDT per million all over the world, not...

I always felt people should live with animals.

I always felt people should live with animals.

I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration, patience, anger. Music is an extension...

I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration, patience, anger. Music is an extension...

I grew a love for helpless, defenseless things. People would give me lions and jaguars....

I grew a love for helpless, defenseless things. People would give me lions and jaguars....

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

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

Some guys record an album with songs that are filler. I recorded this album like...

Some guys record an album with songs that are filler. I recorded this album like...

I'm a perfectionist. I'm not going to cheat the people.

I'm a perfectionist. I'm not going to cheat the people.

Jimi was a good guy 'til he got into drugs. That's the way it is....

Jimi was a good guy 'til he got into drugs. That's the way it is....

I told them if were going to do it were going to do it right,...

I told them if were going to do it were going to do it right,...

I used to be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show...

I used to be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show...

I met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me...

I met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me...

Every time I went into the studio some engineer tried to impress me with how...

Every time I went into the studio some engineer tried to impress me with how...

I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I...

I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I...

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

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

There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed...

There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed...

My son now is 22 months old, he's been playing since he was 12 months...

My son now is 22 months old, he's been playing since he was 12 months...

Every song is like a painting.

Every song is like a painting.

My philosophy is the thicker the wood the thicker the sound, the bigger the string...

My philosophy is the thicker the wood the thicker the sound, the bigger the string...