Dick Dale Quotes

I really love live performing!

I really thrive being onstage.

I just go out there and be myself and turn up the voltage a little bit for entertainment value.

I pride myself on the energy I put on stage.

Whether you're on TV or on the stage, you have to work hard to stay fresh, real, and full of energy. You can't settle back. You always have to stay on your toes.

People buy a ticket to see your show, so from the moment I get onstage, I can have no insecurities, because they're already there. You have to get people to listen. If they listen, everything's cool.

Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there.

So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage.

I put on the best live show, the absolute best live show I can possibly can.

Being on stage makes me come to life. When all eyes are on you, they're watching every move you make.

If you don't own the stage, you shouldn't be in rock n' roll.

Giving a good performance, giving it all is what it's all about. I love to perform.

Someone asked me what the key to being a good frontman was, and I think having a sense of humor about it is pretty near the top of that list. It's a very strange place to be in, and I don't take that role too seriously.

I just liked the feeling of being on stage.

People want performers, personality and drama, and you got that in the .

Sometimes I get more excited for shows that I know are going to be quieter because it gets me more inspired to be more of a showman and be more of an entertainer and forces me to work harder.

Ever since I was a kid, I loved being up in front of people. I loved making people laugh; I never had any stage fright.

I love performing for the crowd. Maybe that's what it is. I'm a crowd pleaser.

As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.

Now I'm standing in front of a thousand people. They're all looking at me, but they're sitting down. They're surrendered, so I have to keep on proving myself to them and giving them all my passion.

When I go out on the runway, I can feel the audience vibrate.

I'm a performer, so when I get to any space, I make it my own for that moment and have fun.

When I'm on stage I become a different beast.

Whether there's 100 people or 100,000, we bring our 'A' game every single time. We're full-speed on stage. We kick the audience's butt.

I just get so hype - I love performing. I love performing whether someone's there or someone isn't there.