Top 11 Quotes by 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.

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

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.

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.

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

We have had to play some mighty tough audiences.

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.

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

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

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