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.
Interpretation
Each song is unique and has its own creative process that can't be strictly defined.
Mark Knopfler's quote reflects the individuality of music creation, suggesting that every song possesses its own distinct essence and life. The songwriting process is not governed by strict rules; instead, it flows from the artist's experience and approach, indicating that creativity can emerge both slowly and swiftly, depending on the circumstances and the creator's intention.
In practice
During a songwriting workshop, one could use this quote to inspire budding musicians to embrace their unique creative processes.
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.
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.
I did learn eventually - perhaps far too late - to respect the talent I have. For a lot of years out there, I was just bashing on to the next thing and not really thinking about it too much. That's what we do. But I'm learning to appreciate the moment.
What I want to give in the theatre is beauty, that's what I want to give.
If I knew what it was going to look like, I wouldnt be so excited to be a part of it. Jazz is a music of surprise; its a music of spontaneity. I think jazz musicians live--I know I do--for being surprised and not knowing whats going to come next.
To see the Summer Sky Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie— True Poems flee—
Because each photograph is only a fragment, its moral and emotional weight depends on where it is inserted. A photograph changes according to the context in which it is seen: thus Smith's Minamata photographs will seem different on a contact sheet, in a gallery, in a political demonstration, in a police file, in a photographic magazine, in a book, on a living-room wall. Each o these situations suggest a different use for the photographs but none can secure their meaning.
The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him.
I think what gets a poem going is an initiating line. Sometimes a first line will occur, and it goes nowhere; but other times - and this, I think, is a sense you develop - I can tell that the line wants to continue.
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