Mark Knopfler Quotes

My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues... view

By: Mark Knopfler

While listening, to things like western swing, for instance, I'd work something out in my head, then play it on my National.. view

By: Mark Knopfler

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... view

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What I always try to do is to respond to the song.. view

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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... view

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The music just tends to be a vehicle for that poetry... view

By: Mark Knopfler

I'm not a collector, however, and I have no desire to own 50 or 60 guitars... view

By: Mark Knopfler

I'm also getting an Ovation Legend, because I like them so much... view

By: Mark Knopfler

I was into playing American music, especially the blues... view

By: Mark Knopfler

I love Gibsons, and Nationals, too. There's something magical about them... view

By: Mark Knopfler

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... view

By: Mark Knopfler

I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since I didn't have an acoustic guitar at the time, I used to borrow one from a friend so I could play folk joints... view

By: Mark Knopfler

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... view

By: Mark Knopfler

There happened to be guitar classes at the college, and there was a guitar teacher there with whom I used to play. In addition, I also would go out into country schools and teach little kids basic guitar and singing a few times a week... view

By: Mark Knopfler

Every guitar I own gets used and has its purpose... view

By: Mark Knopfler

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... view

By: Mark Knopfler

After a while, though, the group just wasn't a good vehicle for the songs I'd written... view

By: Mark Knopfler