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Answer Quote by Dick Dale

“I answer number one to myself, because I know myself.…” quote by Dick Dale — Download Open image

“I answer number one to myself, because I know myself. I answer to my fans, because they know me. My mother knows me and God knows me, and that's where it's at.”

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