--- title: "10 Used Quotes By Dick Dale" description: "10 Used quotes by Dick Dale. Plus more from Dick Dale and more Used sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/dick-dale-4450_county_i-used-to-surf-up-in-ventura-county-at-s_2071188.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) > [My aunt played the piano and I used to sit and listen to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/my-aunt-played-the-piano-and-i-used-to-sit-and-listen-to-it/) [Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/dick-dale-4450_aunt_my-aunt-played-the-piano-and-i-used-to-s_695155.jpg) > [When I played with Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings in Vegas, the guys used to go, 'Dick, cut it out, man! You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/when-i-played-with-johnny-cash-and-waylon-jennings-in-vegas-the-guys/) [Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/dick-dale-4450_around_when-i-played-with-johnny-cash-and-waylo_723185.jpg) > [As a little kid I had a girlfriend, and her boyfriend used to beat me up, so then I used to sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/as-a-little-kid-i-had-a-girlfriend-and-her-boyfriend-used-to-beat-me/) [Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d7/dick-dale-4450_country_as-a-little-kid-i-had-a-girlfriend-and-h_1265098.jpg) > [People who have witnessed all the years of me playing, they bring their kids and say, 'I used to see this guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/people-who-have-witnessed-all-the-years-of-me-playing-they-bring/) [Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/dick-dale-4450_bring_people-who-have-witnessed-all-the-years_2759534.jpg) > [I live like in the days of Daniel Boone, hauling water by hand. I used to have two Rolls-Royces. Now I got…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/dick-dale-4450_daniel_i-live-like-in-the-days-of-daniel-boone_176534.jpg) > [Gene Krupa was my big hero, and I used to play on my mother's flour cans and sugar cans with the kitchen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/gene-krupa-was-my-big-hero-and-i-used-to-play-on-my-mother-s-flour/) [Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/dick-dale-4450_bands_gene-krupa-was-my-big-hero-and-i-used-to_1748331.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 be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show and I jumped off the side of…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/dick-dale-4450_ems_i-used-to-be-a-mean-maniac-someone-once_145514.jpg) > [Hendrix was the bass player for Little Richard. We were both left-handed, but we would use a right-handed guitar held upside down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/hendrix-was-the-bass-player-for-little-richard-we-were-both-left/) [Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/886/dick-dale-4450_after_hendrix-was-the-bass-player-for-little-r_1974541.jpg) ## Other authors on Used ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/used/dick-dale/#itemlist", "name": "10 Used Quotes By Dick Dale", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to surf up in Ventura County at Silver Strand; plus, I've played up there many times.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dick Dale" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-used-to-surf-up-in-ventura-county-at-silver-strand-plus-i-ve-played/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/dick-dale-4450_county_i-used-to-surf-up-in-ventura-county-at-s_2071188.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/dick-dale-4450_county_i-used-to-surf-up-in-ventura-county-at-s_2071188.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/dick-dale-4450_county_i-used-to-surf-up-in-ventura-county-at-s_2071188.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I used to surf up in Ventura County at Silver Strand; plus, I've played up there many times.” — Dick Dale", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My aunt played the piano and I used to sit and listen to it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dick Dale" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/my-aunt-played-the-piano-and-i-used-to-sit-and-listen-to-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/dick-dale-4450_aunt_my-aunt-played-the-piano-and-i-used-to-s_695155.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/dick-dale-4450_aunt_my-aunt-played-the-piano-and-i-used-to-s_695155.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/dick-dale-4450_aunt_my-aunt-played-the-piano-and-i-used-to-s_695155.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My aunt played the piano and I used to sit and listen to it.” — Dick Dale", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I played with Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings in Vegas, the guys used to go, 'Dick, cut it out, man! 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