Carolina Quotes
Country music has changed and I guess I’ve changed with it. Although I’ve never forgotten about the old music, I consider myself privileged that I grew up in a part of the country where we still had the old music. I guess my country style has developed from listening to a lot of music over the years, not all of it country. While I was even in school, I was exposed to the classical music and that may have influenced a tiny bit of phrasing here and there. But all music I do, I learned by ear. I don’t know but half a thimbleful about theory.
Doc Watson Carolinian
Source
Interview with Chet Flippo, "Doc Watson and His Tall Drink O' Water Merle," Rolling Stone, 1973
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- interview
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- Rolling Stone interview
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- 1973
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“Country music has changed and I guess I’ve changed with it. …” Doc Watson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-443FB898BA. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/443fb898ba
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