And I'd like to leave quite a few friends behind and I hope I will. Other than that, I don't want nobody putting me on a pedestal when I leave here. I'm just one of the people ... just me. — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
When Merle and I started out we called our music 'traditional plus,' meaning the traditional music of the Appalachian region plus whatever other styles… — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
And I'd like to leave quite a few friends behind and I hope I will. Other than that, I don't want nobody putting me… — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
Since the beginning, the people of the college and I have agreed that the music of MerleFest is 'traditional plus.' — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
I love music and love a good audience and still have to make a living. Why would I quit? — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
I feel about me like I'm one of the working people, just like you, and everybody else. I don't fit the part of a… — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
I'd think learning to play the guitar would be very confusing for sighted people — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
My real interest in music was the old 78 records and the sound of the music. I loved it and began to realize that… — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
Intimacy comes from being yourself on the stage and making the audience feel, without trying, that you're sittin' down there with 'em, playing, and… — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
I just loved the guitar when it came along. I loved it. The banjo was something I really liked, but when the guitar came… — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
