I Met Leo Fender, Who

I Used To Be A Mean Maniac. Someone Once Threw A Firecracker At A Show And I Jumped Off The Side Of The Stage And Whacked 'em On The Side Of The Head.

I Don't Claim To Be A Musician, I Didn't Go To Julliard.

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

Music Is An Attitude. It's A Sensation To The Average Person, To The Human Being. And Keep It Simple, Stupid. That's Always Been My Theory.

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.