The music you make is shaped by what you play it on ... if you feel that you're not getting enough out of a song, change the instrument - go from an acoustic to an electric or vice versa, or try an open tuning ... do something to shake it up.
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 St… - 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 St…
- Mark Knopfler
Sometimes you gotta be an s.o.b., you wanna make a dream reality - Mark Knopfler
Sometimes you gotta be an s.o.b., you wanna make a dream reality
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues. - Mark Knopfler
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.
What I always try to do is to respond to the song; I've always rebelled against theory. - Mark Knopfler
What I always try to do is to respond to the song; I've always rebelled against theory.
Sometimes you're the windshield; sometimes you're the bug. - Mark Knopfler
Sometimes you're the windshield; sometimes you're the bug.
When you point your finger 'cause your plan fell through You got three more fingers pointing back at you! - Mark Knopfler
When you point your finger 'cause your plan fell through You got three more fingers pointing back at you!
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 … - Mark Knopfler
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 …
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… - 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…
A Strat was a thing of wonder .. when I was 14 or 15, the Shadows were a big influence, and they had the first Strats that came to England. I like to… - Mark Knopfler
A Strat was a thing of wonder .. when I was 14 or 15, the Shadows were a big influence, and they had the first Strats that came to England. I like to…
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