Carolina Quotes
My normal senses minus the eyesight did all that in the formative years. I trust my main senses.
Doc Watson Carolinian
Source
Interview with Ben Williamson after the Flat Rock Music Festival, "Legend Language: The Life and Words of Doc Watson," Relix, October 25, 2001
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- interview
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- Relix interview
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- 2001
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“My normal senses minus the eyesight did all that in the form…” Doc Watson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-3ED1056CDC. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/3ed1056cdc
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