Doc Watson

I just loved the guitar when it came along. I loved it. The banjo was something I really liked, but when the guitar came along, to me that was my first love in music. ↗

— Doc Watson

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When Merle and I started out we called our music 'traditional plus,' meaning the traditional music of the Appalachian region plus whatever other styles we were in the mood to play. ↗

— Doc Watson

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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 celebrity. ↗

— Doc Watson

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I love music and love a good audience and still have to make a living. Why would I quit? ↗

— Doc Watson

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I'd think learning to play the guitar would be very confusing for sighted people. ↗

— Doc Watson

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I'm like an old dog, I hate to be run off from home. ↗

— Doc Watson

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My real interest in music was the old 78 records and the sound of the music. I loved it and began to realize that one of the main sounds on those old records I loved was the guitar. ↗

— Doc Watson

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Since the beginning, the people of the college and I have agreed that the music of MerleFest is 'traditional plus.' ↗

— Doc Watson

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The size of the halls doesn't matter to me too much. ↗

— Doc Watson

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We have had to play some mighty tough audiences. ↗

— Doc Watson

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