Carolina Quotes
And I’d like to leave quite a few friends behind, and I hope I will. Other than that, I don’t want anybody putting me on a pedestal when I leave here. I’m just one of the people.
Doc Watson Carolinian
Source
Conversation with David Holt on Legacy (High Windy Audio, 2002), asked how he would like to be remembered; quoted in Westword, July 25, 2002
- form
- interview
- work
- Legacy, with David Holt
- year
- 2002
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“And I’d like to leave quite a few friends behind, and I hope…” Doc Watson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-57D8329B4E. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/57d8329b4e
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