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title: "8 Surf Quotes By Dick Dale"
description: "8 Surf quotes by Dick Dale. Plus more from Dick Dale and more Surf sayings from other authors."
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> [Surf music is actually just the sound of the waves played on a guitar: that wet, splashy sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/surf-music-is-actually-just-the-sound-of-the-waves-played-on-a-guitar/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b4/dick-dale-4450_actually_surf-music-is-actually-just-the-sound-of_61214.jpg)

> [The kids called me King of the Surf Guitar. I surfed sunup to sundown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/the-kids-called-me-king-of-the-surf-guitar-i-surfed-sunup-to-sundown/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4f/dick-dale-4450_children_the-kids-called-me-king-of-the-surf-guit_379860.jpg)

> [Surf music is played through a Showman amp with a Stratocaster guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/surf-music-is-played-through-a-showman-amp-with-a-stratocaster-guitar/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/dick-dale-4450_amp_surf-music-is-played-through-a-showman-a_519485.jpg)

> [As I'd go out learning to surf, I'd feel the power of waves coming over my body. It's like you're with God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/as-i-d-go-out-learning-to-surf-i-d-feel-the-power-of-waves-coming/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/184/dick-dale-4450_body_as-i-d-go-out-learning-to-surf-i-d-feel_803147.jpg)

> [What I play now isn't surf music. It's too powerful. I used to go through paper bags; now I go through brick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/what-i-play-now-isn-t-surf-music-it-s-too-powerful-i-used-to-go/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/dick-dale-4450_bags_what-i-play-now-isn-t-surf-music-it-s-to_1067797.jpg)

> [I used to surf up in Ventura County at Silver Strand; plus, I've played up there many times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-used-to-surf-up-in-ventura-county-at-silver-strand-plus-i-ve-played/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/dick-dale-4450_county_i-used-to-surf-up-in-ventura-county-at-s_2071188.jpg)

> [Dick Dale don't surf no more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/dick-dale-don-t-surf-no-more/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/dick-dale-4450_more_dick-dale-don-t-surf-no-more-2226967_2226967.jpg)

> [When my guitar was growling, playing surf beat, you could hear it; you could feel it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/when-my-guitar-was-growling-playing-surf-beat-you-could-hear-it-you/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c81/dick-dale-4450_beat_when-my-guitar-was-growling-playing-surf_3126523.jpg)

## Other authors on Surf

## More by Dick Dale

> [Surf music is actually just the sound of the waves played on a guitar: that wet, splashy sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/surf-music-is-actually-just-the-sound-of-the-waves-played-on-a-guitar/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [I used to be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show and I jumped off the side of the stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-used-to-be-a-mean-maniac-someone-once-threw-a-firecracker-at-a-show/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [I live like in the days of Daniel Boone, hauling water by hand. I used to have two Rolls-Royces. Now I got one. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-live-like-in-the-days-of-daniel-boone-hauling-water-by-hand-i-used/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-d-rather-be-a-jack-of-all-trades-than-master-of-one-if-i-became-an/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [Every time I went into the studio some engineer tried to impress me with how they're going to capture my sound with all kinds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/every-time-i-went-into-the-studio-some-engineer-tried-to-impress-me/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [Surfers were the ones who named all my songs. They'd yell out the names, and we just kept 'em.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/surfers-were-the-ones-who-named-all-my-songs-they-d-yell-out-the/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [...I enjoyed it (Dr.Ducks Ax Wax) .. in fact I'm all out...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-enjoyed-it-dr-ducks-ax-wax-in-fact-i-m-all-out/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I also listened to Hank Williams, and he would always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-always-wanted-a-guitar-i-always-wanted-to-be-a-cowboy-singer/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [I make my guitar scream with pain or pleasure or sensuality. It makes people move their feet and shake their bodies. That's what music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-make-my-guitar-scream-with-pain-or-pleasure-or-sensuality-it-makes/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [I've never followed a list in my life, and that's probably what has created so much nervous energy in my body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-ve-never-followed-a-list-in-my-life-and-that-s-probably-what-has/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [Jimi was a good guy 'til he got into drugs. That's the way it is. I just tell it like it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/jimi-was-a-good-guy-til-he-got-into-drugs-that-s-the-way-it-is-i-just/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [The kids called me King of the Surf Guitar. I surfed sunup to sundown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/the-kids-called-me-king-of-the-surf-guitar-i-surfed-sunup-to-sundown/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [I enjoy living like a hermit, but I cannot live like a hermit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-enjoy-living-like-a-hermit-but-i-cannot-live-like-a-hermit/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [That's what my music does for me. It makes people happy. When I play, I thank the Lord I've never seen someone walk away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/that-s-what-my-music-does-for-me-it-makes-people-happy-when-i-play-i/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

> [Nothing could capture the sound of Dick Dale - he was too loud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/nothing-could-capture-the-sound-of-dick-dale-he-was-too-loud/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

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