Carolina Quotes
Oh lord, I was proud of that guitar. But in all truth, compared to my guitar now, it was like fretting a fence.
Doc Watson Carolinian
Source
Interview with Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR, March 24, 1988; rebroadcast May 29, 2012
- form
- interview
- work
- Fresh Air interview
- year
- 1988
Cite this record
“Oh lord, I was proud of that guitar. But in all truth, compa…” Doc Watson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-B0BAC5748D. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/b0bac5748d
More from Doc Watson
That travelling is hard, though. I love the audience and the music, but I’d rather be home than anywhere in the world
So I jumped in there with both hands, I reckon, thinking, well, if I fail, it won't mean I didn't try.
One was the music and entertaining people. The other was that I needed to earn a living for my family and I was tired of sitting around and being a burden on the state, taking charity. Any man that's worth his salt will want to work for a living. I think it's an honorable thing to want to do that. One reporter said, 'Oh, so it was the money, that's why you did this, huh?' Well, that made me mad. I never wanted to get rich and I never did anyhow.