26 Quotes by Doc Watson

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

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

He keeps his pitch count down. He's able to hit his spots exactly where he needs to hit them. He's had an excellent start.

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.

Practice like the Devil.

You have to be yourself otherwise people won't know who you are,

The bottom line is a man's got to have a vocation of some kind. But performing in concert has its own rewards, though I have to admit that up until a few years ago I was very nervous being up there. I finally learned to be who I am and relax. When you do that, it's just like being down there with the audience.

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

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.