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
Since the beginning, the people of the college and I have agreed that the music of MerleFest is ‘traditional plus.’ – Doc Watson
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
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 that can happen in a big hall, if you have a good audience that want to listen. – Doc Watson
I love music and love a good audience and still have to make a living. Why would I quit? – Doc Watson
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
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