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
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I finally got a job teaching English in a college, which I was delighted to have because it proved to be a real steadying influence.
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Emmy brings such a wealth of experience that it's like a director having the finest actress for a film. What is on the page is given a real living dimension and a character who you can see.
Sometimes you're the window; Sometimes you're the bug.
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As soon as you hear her taking the line, you see the character. She's not just a girl singing anymore; she's much more representative of something female. I think that's a depth that comes from her massive experience and ability.
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Everybody has their own ideas of Shangri-La ... I tried to teach myself to enjoy the present, enjoy the now,
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We used to play in a theater club in London called The King's Head. When the theater let nut, around 10:00 P.M., we'd be ready to go and really get it on for about an hour or so.
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After a while, though, the group just wasn't a good vehicle for the songs I'd written.
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The music just tends to be a vehicle for that poetry.
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I'm not a collector, however, and I have no desire to own 50 or 60 guitars.
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Well, I was born in Scotland and spent the first six years of my life there. Then I went to Newcastle-On-Tyne in northeast England, close to Scotland.
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My playing is fairly straightforward, really, and everything's pretty much standard no frills or special effects.
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Last time I was sober, man I felt bad, Worst hangover that I ever had. It took six hamburgers, Scotch all night, Nicotine for breakfast just to put me right.
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There's so many different worlds...
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I love Gibsons, and Nationals, too. There's something magical about them.