Dick Dale Quotes


When I play, I don't cheat. I played for 490,000 in Berlin, and I'll play just as hard for 100.


Citations

Dale, Dick. Interview by Chris Payne. "Dick Dale Is Touring to Stay Alive: 'I Can't Stop'." Billboard, 12 Aug. 2015.

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Dick Dale
Dick Dale
  • Born: May 4, 1937
  • Died: March 16, 2019
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Musician, Guitarist

Richard Anthony Monsour, known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was the pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation. Dale was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second studio album.