I'm Constantly Being Influenced By The Soul

Guitar Player Magazine Says Dick Dale Is The Father Of Heavy Metal, Blowing Up 48 Amplifiers, Creating The First Power Amplifier.

I'm Constantly Being Influenced By The Soul That's Directly In Front Of Me.

My Uncle Gave Me A Trumpet, But I Loved The Louis Armstrong Sound And The Harry James Sound And I Played By Ear And I Played Always Soulful Or Very Direct From The Gut.

The Kids Called Me King Of The Surf Guitar. I Surfed Sunup To Sundown.

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 Of Tricks. But They Limited The Sound And Never Allowed Me To Play How I Felt.