Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBEis a British singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth12 August 1949
CityGlasgow, Scotland
song thinking stuff
I don't really think of Dire Straits as a sound, you know. It. just depends on the song, and the stuff we're doing is so varied.
causes three fingers
When you point your finger 'cause your plan fell through You got three more fingers pointing back at you!
thinking play people
I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do. When you're thinking that way, anything can happen. And, usually, what happens is good.
song trying rebel
What I always try to do is to respond to the song; I've always rebelled against theory.
motivational dream reality
Sometimes you gotta be an s.o.b., you wanna make a dream reality
band groups different
While I was into many different types of music, and played with many different local groups, I really didn't have a band to call my own until Dire Straits was formed in 1977.
dream jobs regret
I left for the same reasons everyone leaves jobs that are no longer fulfilling their hopes and aspirations. I didn't see myself spending the rest of my life being a strummer for someone else's dreams. Whatever the opposite of regret is best describes how I've always felt about that decision - it opened me up to a million creative opportunities I needed to experience away from the bullshit and distorting mirrors that fame engenders.
funny bugs sometimes
Sometimes you're the windshield; sometimes you're the bug.
song law secret
Each song has its own secret that's different from another song, and each has its own life. Sometimes it has to be teased out, whereas other times it might come fast. There are no laws about songwriting or producing. It depends on what you're doing, not just who you're doing.
reality definitions would-be
I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than.
different world sun
There's so many different worlds, so many different suns. And we have just one world, but we live in different ones.
player guitar nashville
As far as being a 'player's player,' you've only got to go to Nashville or Argentina and you can forget about it. The world is full of amazing guitar players, and you know it, and I know it...it's a humbling experience...
british-musician environment reflect responsive stay styles variety wide
And another thing: Stay responsive to any environment that comes along, and try to reflect what you feel in a wide variety of styles and songs.