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11 quotes by Doc Watson

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was a blind American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded. He performed with his son, guitarist Merle Watson, for over 15 years until Merle's death in 1985 in an accident...
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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... →

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We have had to play some mighty tough audiences.

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Intimacy comes from being yourself on the stage and making the audience feel, without trying, that you're sittin' down there with 'em... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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