He is, yes, but Mark shows VERY LITTLE of his techniques as we see in each of his videos... He stalls too much talking about the pick, the guitar kind, the sound, the strings, etc...
@@elputas But it seems like this is an interview not an instructional video. Tommy Emmanuel is very quick to teach but he can be fucking annoying in other ways. I'd happily just have beer with both of them though.
Mark Twain also said “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” Of course, that quote isn't particularly relevant in this case, but it's a good quote. Funny and true.
@@RodericSpode Mark Twain was speaking of a time when Victorian etiquette ruled the day but now the world is obsessed with persons who wear as little as possible and show much as possible
@@benv770 you misinterpret the quote. "Naked" is humorous euphemism/hyperbole for "unkempt/raggedy/poorly styled". It still rings true under this interpretation.
I'm 72 yrs old and I've heard all the guitar heroes from 1960 on. This guy is my favorite because he proves you don't have to be super loud or super fast to be super good.
I'm just getting into finger style guitar and just discovered Mark Knopfler. I knew he was an astounding finger style player but I had no idea he was such a blues hound. But it kind of makes sense he got his start playing country blues. It's so impressive the way he just bangs out Freight Train and Mississippi Blues and Blind Blake licks like it's nothing. I'm sure his knowledge of the old blues masters is encyclopedic.
Back in the day, nodding off with the guitar in my lap with bloody left finger tips was not unusual. 40 years and a stroke later, and I find myself doing it all over again. Learning from scratch to play guitar twice in one's life is a supreme challenge, but one that I vow to accomplish while I still have some functional brain cells left in my head.
@basil fawlty pushing kinds into a split ripping ligaments apart calling them pospussy and push harder! That's what they did. Result hips are lose kids don't walk properly anymore.... Karma...... Aka misshandlung
And let's face it, that is the real lesson of this video. Even someone with Mark's potential would have gone nowhere without countless hours of painstaking work.
I have mates I've attempted to learn over years, they buy a guitar and want to play, I say keep it handy in your lounge, pick it up when you've 10mins boredom or whatever, just keep picking it up !!, I go back a week later and say, you been practising this week ? NO, I've been waiting till you came 😮wtf, = they never got there !!! you have to fall in love with the instrument, its an affair your having !!
2:40 Mark's very respectful about how the cameraman is focusing on his left hand. And very politely get him to get back to the fingerstyle lesson. Humble, and badass.
Idk why people act like self-teaching is a big deal. I can’t imagine any other way. I didn’t have a teacher either and all I did was just screw around all day and try to learn songs off of UA-cam tutorials. Idk if you’d consider that being self taught but basically I just picked songs I love that were way over my skill level and just grinded until I could play it well. Then I’d spend a lot of time just screwing around within chords I’d learned practicing and improvising finger picking patterns. Maybe I still don’t know how to play guitar lol, I don’t know theory or scales or anything but I can play the s**t out of a tallest man on earth song. I basically learned guitar by learning Tallest Man on Earth and Ben Howard’s whole discographies. Most of their songs are in open tunings which I think helped me with right hand dexterity because I could just do finger picking patterns nonstop and it always sounded good just adding a finger or two here and there on the fretboard. I was always writing/improvising which I think really helps you practice because it definitely gets boring/grindy to just rep out the same songs all the time.
Who the best is, is subjective. We like who we like. I will say that MK produces a distinct tone that, to me, is unique to him. Some say it's because he doesn't use a pick. I feel it is the sound of the longing heart.
I don't know Mark personally but cannot understand some people thumbs down a hard working man, who got success through hard work, and at that, created some beautiful music for many people around the world to enjoy.
It's quite easy to hit the thumbs down ikon by accident, when holding/switching your iphone from vertical to horisontal position. I have done that a number of times... Probably also more often than I have managed to notice.
Sick and mentally unstable people loves to sting like a spider and hide behind the dislike button. Dunno what the heck they know about Mr Mark Knopfler, or do they even know real music.
He summed it ALL up at the end. "You've got to really WANT to be able to play." People can talk & talk & theorize & give opinions & talk about "gifted" this & "talented" that, but it's the same with most skills. If you WANT it BAD, you'll keep at it & you won't get worse. It's DESIRE!
@@Bulletguy07 I hear that. An old sax player I worked with when I was a kid sort of down-played 'talent,' though; he said; "It's funny: It seems like the more I practice & listen to & learn from guys who are better than me?...the more 'talented' I get!" LOL It's true, though: some people seem to "take to it" a little more naturally. Keep on rollin', Brother!
This man appears to have learned far deeper things than playing guitar, he has learned the rhythm of life. I have found such humility with so much success to be extremely rare. I applaud him for that more than any of his wonderful music.
holy shit how had you not heard of him.. he is without doubt in the top 5 best guitarists ever to play. surely money for nothing has one of the best riffs anyone has ever heard. and romeo and juliet.. holy shit that is just gold.
I love how the guitar replaces progressively his words. "Well first you ding tating ping ting and then you dong padong tong tong, you know, dong ding ta dong"
It's like Bob Ross... "ok, next, you just gotta.... simply...." **paints an entire perfect mountain in 2 seconds** ... "just like that, nice n easy". You can't teach where the rubber hits the road.Pure intuition at one point. Understanding how we understand the complexity of music is too nuanced to teach. You can teach technicality, but you can't teach how to utilize it effectively.
@Hammerin' Hank do not desperate, you only have to wait until black and white TV-s will be a curiosity and the yours will be then auctioned by Sotherby's or Cristie's! But really, he should now finally deliver it. Or, if he really had quit that delivery job, than he has just to write (deliver...) a new album. Of course to do his walk of life... That's to an option... :)
My husband was lucky to have grown up with & knows Mark & his brother David while my friend on the other side of the water was Van Morrison & the members of "Clannad". Mark, for all his talent is a truly humble human being.
He did nothing here that's in any way difficult for regular guitarists, this is all fairly basic fingerpicking and 12 bar blues or pentatonic riffs, he's not doing any tim Henson shit haha
People often talk about him as a guitarist, but he is also one of the great songsmiths of his generation, the passion and craft he puts in to his music and his ability to be humble and hold back his ego as a player has brought many hours of absolutely world class music that continues to inspire great emotion to this day, hes not underrated or unknown but hes certainly not talked about nearly enough when the greats are mentioned
Yes, of course. But one thing was clear to me as soon as Telegraph road came out. The first 3 albums were way better than the 4 th. I immediately felt that the first 3 albums had been in the can before the first album was released. And I was proved right when, in 1999 I think, I picked up a box set in virgin megastore of dire straits live at the BBC 1977, recorded before the release of their first album, but containing almost all the songs from the first 3 albums.
Fitzliputzli23 it is not true at all what you say, I don't know any musician who was that cool playing and singing songs in front of big crowd's like he did, if you feel uncomfortable, then you can't play the guitar so clean and sing without errors like he did, yes he was a quiet humble guy , he was a genius, and he did not hate interviews like you said, how do you figure this ?
He feels safe when playing the guitar. But he doesn't like crowds, interviews and star-huzzle. How I know? It is simple. He said so in several interviews.
Not sure. It was in the 80's when Dire Straits hit the peak of their success. Maybe Guitar Player Mag. The journalist asked Marc why there are only a few interviews available. He said he feels kinda embarrassed being interviewed. Also read the last paragraph here [triple-w].mark-knopfler-news.co.uk/frameset.php?frame=/biogs/mark.html
As admirable as his playing is, what is even more fascinating is Mark as a person. He loves what he does and seems like a genuinely kind and down to earth person.
Of course I do. Perhaps I should have expanded my statement. It was made with regards to the constant ‘greatest’ lists I see. He’s rarely mentioned yet is one of the best.
Funny you mentioned this. I respect his humility or perhaps a complete disregard for arrogance. . . Reason being, he appears to be genuine as if to think: "I'll just sit don't here, show the kiddies something completely different so far as picking, as opposed to using a pick goes & we'll be off"! Such a great way to teach the new players coming up through the ranks.
A simple and accessible speech to the general public from an hard-working artist. Because to play as well as he does, it's not magic. It's many and many hours of practice.
Seems to me, and it's just my observation, that the really talented (and Mark has it in spades), have such an endearing humility that makes people gravitate towards them. Mark Knopfler is without doubt one of the best guitarists on the planet.
My father was a great piano player, his approach to his piano playing was a lot like Knopfler's on the guitar. His left hand would be working the bass line while his right hand took care of everything else. He was a sensitive man and it showed in his playing. He died of cancer and as the sickness took over he was really upset when it affected his playing..
"You have to really want to be able to play"! It really does take that kind of dedication and commitment! Thanks for ALL of the great lyrics, vocals and music Mark, especially one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES - as a retired US Army Officer - which is "Brothers In Arms"!
I absolutely love it when a man like him with his talent is humble enough to show folks how to play and help teach them some licks. He doesn't see arrogant to me at all.
He talks and comes across just a normal guy , but we all know him as a god his talent looks effortless the way he bends the guitar strings is just mesmerising ❤
I know his secret: He LOVES it. All of it. "y'know it's falling asleep with it and waking up and. . ." This is a man who started as a kid loving the sound of a guitar. He didn't need to be pushed. He didn't need to be told when to practice. He didn't start out wanting to be a rock star. He LOVES the sound of a guitar. You can't make that happen. If you find that thing in life and you have the basic talent, you can become just like Mar. . . ah, who am I kidding. This guy is just special! I do love to hear him play and explain. It's like Michaelangelo saying "Well first I hit the marble a little hard to start the edge, then I soften the features with smaller hits" -as he is sculpting "David"!
Depends what u want out of it. Got weekly lessons for saxophone for about 5 years, got to grade 8 with pretty much no practice. Currently learning guitar through my own practice only.
That style of tough love is so useful, even if it seems harsh. The insincere people give up and save a bunch of time in their lives; the sincere musicians get a reality check and dig in a little deeper.
My girlfriend (now my wife of 34 years) bought me the first Dire Straits album which included Sultans of Swing, and I was hooked! Mark is definitely one of the best ever guitar players ever. Saw him at the NEC and he was absolutely superb.,
"This is a guitar teacher's nightmare, because I'm not really doing it the way it is supposed to be done...." The great ones like Mark K. find their own style, their own place on the guitar to call home. There's no one "real" way to play the guitar; there are probably as many ways of approaching the instrument as there are people playing it. That's one of the beautiful things about it. My goodness, what an amazing talent Mark Knopfler is! His noodling around for a moment here and there is more satisfying musically, than most of the music on radio today! What an amazing gift...
He knows ALL the chords
He’s the sultan
Yes he does
No, silly. That’s Guitar George.
He Created ALL the chords!
Its strictly rythem tho
this level of skill makes me realize - I simply own a guitar.
You’re NOT alone! 😂 I own 6 & counting
I simply own 5. I will make my Gretsch sing as though he were playing one day.
Nah, you and I just have guitars.....He owns it😂😉🙂
And I was just owning one, and it's a classical.
Amen!
👍🏼
I’m not sure what impresses me more. If it’s that he is probably one of the greatest guitarists to ever live, or his incredible humility
Yeah, his technical skill is awesome, but he’s not a showoff
He is, yes, but Mark shows VERY LITTLE of his techniques as we see in each of his videos...
He stalls too much talking about the pick, the guitar kind, the sound, the strings, etc...
@@elputas But it seems like this is an interview not an instructional video. Tommy Emmanuel is very quick to teach but he can be fucking annoying in other ways. I'd happily just have beer with both of them though.
@@rimmersbryggeri Yeah.
@El putas did you not see him make a hit song on the spot using the bread and butter c chord? That's genius
As Mark Twain once said: "Modesty is the clothing of talent."
There are few more modest and talented than Mark Knopfler.
Mark Twain also said “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” Of course, that quote isn't particularly relevant in this case, but it's a good quote. Funny and true.
@@RodericSpode Mark Twain was speaking of a time when Victorian etiquette ruled the day but now the world is obsessed with persons who wear as little as possible and show much as possible
@@benv770 you misinterpret the quote. "Naked" is humorous euphemism/hyperbole for "unkempt/raggedy/poorly styled". It still rings true under this interpretation.
"Romeo and Juliet Serenade" guitar part worth re-listening for sheer musical tone, phrasing.
@@RodericSpode those quotes go hand in hand.
I'm 72 yrs old and I've heard all the guitar heroes from 1960 on. This guy is my favorite because he proves you don't have to be super loud or super fast to be super good.
All you have to do is go to San Bernadino, ring a ding ding. 8)
Just as Santana showed us that there is no need to have a billion notes in a bar.
@@suminshizzles6951 Good ol' Carlos. His guitar was always unmistakeable. Clean distortion, simple lines.
I'm 60, close enough that I I've heard and loved them all like you, your assessment is spot on!
Right?!
I feel like I owe him $35 for the lesson.
We all owe him for all the great music! Brothers in Chords!
nah he's too drunk
25$
Get one of his records.Tracker is an all-round brilliant one.
$100*
Nah, keep it. He's do'in all-right.
I'm just getting into finger style guitar and just discovered Mark Knopfler. I knew he was an astounding finger style player but I had no idea he was such a blues hound. But it kind of makes sense he got his start playing country blues. It's so impressive the way he just bangs out Freight Train and Mississippi Blues and Blind Blake licks like it's nothing. I'm sure his knowledge of the old blues masters is encyclopedic.
Dire straits are every dad's favorite band
That’s far from true
That’s because dads are smart.
In my house it's the mom's ultimate favorite and the dad and kids love it too
I agree with this message
Mine likes Genesis and Pink Floyd better lol
Back in the day, nodding off with the guitar in my lap with bloody left finger tips was not unusual. 40 years and a stroke later, and I find myself doing it all over again. Learning from scratch to play guitar twice in one's life is a supreme challenge, but one that I vow to accomplish while I still have some functional brain cells left in my head.
Respect Sir!
That's really cool... kudos!
I had a break of about 25yrs. The fact that I’d played b4 helped me hugely.
I am in exactly the same position! No stroke for me, but I lost the use of my ring finger on my L hand.Good luck to both of us!
Which part of the brain?
mark knopfler has a pick in his pocket never thought he would have one.
@Jonas Montoya - yeah, that was shock of the day for me, too! 🙂
@@jonvalbonne f
@basil fawlty pushing kinds into a split ripping ligaments apart calling them pospussy and push harder! That's what they did. Result hips are lose kids don't walk properly anymore.... Karma...... Aka misshandlung
@basil fawlty sitting laughing with large pants on the side bit having a clue what they ducked up
Keep your friends close and yr enemies closer rite
"You have to really do it. You have to really want to be able to play."
- Mark Knopfler
And let's face it, that is the real lesson of this video. Even someone with Mark's potential would have gone nowhere without countless hours of painstaking work.
I have mates I've attempted to learn over years, they buy a guitar and want to play, I say keep it handy in your lounge, pick it up when you've 10mins boredom or whatever, just keep picking it up !!, I go back a week later and say, you been practising this week ? NO, I've been waiting till you came 😮wtf, = they never got there !!! you have to fall in love with the instrument, its an affair your having !!
MK is one of those players who is instantly recognizable. He seems like a delightful chap, as well.
I just got a personal guitar lesson from Mark Knopfler. UA-cam is pretty great sometimes.
***** Nope, Lacca Magination.
***** Nope, you're Lacca Magination.
***** Proven right. Even a comment with no comment.
+Pianoman 70s style yeah haha
+Pianoman 70s style . SO? what
You have all the music genres then you have Mark Knopfler . He is in a league of his own.
He's so cool& humble. He'll show you how he does things and he knows you won't be able to match him.....
"I've got one somewhere..." spoken like a pro.
2:40 Mark's very respectful about how the cameraman is focusing on his left hand. And very politely get him to get back to the fingerstyle lesson. Humble, and badass.
Ma friend, you got a great and funny point there :D
Nice to hear a star such as Mark Knopler being so down to earth, real pleasure.
If ever you're feeling you can't do something....Just remember Mark Knopfler is self taught.
That's right. Just let that sink in....
Some people are just destined to be great!
Great, I have something in common with him; unfortunately my teacher is a hamfisted idiot.
@@jockkardashian.9407 Teach is a pretty funny guy, at least.
Idk why people act like self-teaching is a big deal. I can’t imagine any other way. I didn’t have a teacher either and all I did was just screw around all day and try to learn songs off of UA-cam tutorials. Idk if you’d consider that being self taught but basically I just picked songs I love that were way over my skill level and just grinded until I could play it well. Then I’d spend a lot of time just screwing around within chords I’d learned practicing and improvising finger picking patterns.
Maybe I still don’t know how to play guitar lol, I don’t know theory or scales or anything but I can play the s**t out of a tallest man on earth song. I basically learned guitar by learning Tallest Man on Earth and Ben Howard’s whole discographies. Most of their songs are in open tunings which I think helped me with right hand dexterity because I could just do finger picking patterns nonstop and it always sounded good just adding a finger or two here and there on the fretboard. I was always writing/improvising which I think really helps you practice because it definitely gets boring/grindy to just rep out the same songs all the time.
Most of the greats are
Imagine being as skillful as that man, while retaining insight into a humble memory of how tough to learn it all.
Right on.
Absolutely , his genius is not just in his ability but his humanity and empathy too. Sometimes God's dice roll double sixes
The most unassuming rock superstar ever. What a legend! Nobody can play his stuff. Only him!
Who the best is, is subjective. We like who we like. I will say that MK produces a distinct tone that, to me, is unique to him. Some say it's because he doesn't use a pick. I feel it is the sound of the longing heart.
I don't know Mark personally but cannot understand some people thumbs down a hard working man, who got success through hard work, and at that, created some beautiful music for many people around the world to enjoy.
It's probably for something like the poor video quality. I seriously doubt they're thumbing down the content.
There’s a lot of bitter bastards out there that’s all.
It's quite easy to hit the thumbs down ikon by accident, when holding/switching your iphone from vertical to horisontal position. I have done that a number of times... Probably also more often than I have managed to notice.
missclicks
Sick and mentally unstable people loves to sting like a spider and hide behind the dislike button. Dunno what the heck they know about Mr Mark Knopfler, or do they even know real music.
What a humble and likeable guy!
He summed it ALL up at the end. "You've got to really WANT to be able to play." People can talk & talk & theorize & give opinions & talk about "gifted" this & "talented" that, but it's the same with most skills. If you WANT it BAD, you'll keep at it & you won't get worse. It's DESIRE!
and passion.
@pyannaguy......Nail on head there as thats true for all instruments. I think a element of talent helps though.
@@Bulletguy07 I hear that. An old sax player I worked with when I was a kid sort of down-played 'talent,' though; he said; "It's funny: It seems like the more I practice & listen to & learn from guys who are better than me?...the more 'talented' I get!" LOL It's true, though: some people seem to "take to it" a little more naturally. Keep on rollin', Brother!
A Humble Genius
+Paul Eliot when you are a genius you can afford to be humble!!
de rapazes sexo
He remembers and honors the first baby steps every guitarist has to take. Such humility!
There are extraordinary people who do extraordinary things.
This man appears to have learned far deeper things than playing guitar, he has learned the rhythm of life. I have found such humility with so much success to be extremely rare. I applaud him for that more than any of his wonderful music.
He did teach literature at the University level . 3 PhD's
@@georgesheffield1580 ml
I think you mean the Walk of Life.
How humble this guy is ,he is one of the greatest guitarists in the WORLD period.
Never heard of this Ma Rk Knopfler, he's great!
You're in for quite a good show! He's one of the best. Check out his Sultans of Swing and Telegraph Road, if you get the chance.
holy shit how had you not heard of him.. he is without doubt in the top 5 best guitarists ever to play. surely money for nothing has one of the best riffs anyone has ever heard. and romeo and juliet.. holy shit that is just gold.
pwnu benston toothandsticks you're missing the whole point of the joke about the misspelled name, i think
Fancy that. You might be right there!
I am speechless.
Whenever he plays, especially when he talks through his method, he is incredibly mesmerising.
This guy is an artist, and his brush is his guitar !
i think it's how modest he is which is as mesmerising as his guitar playing (well not quite!)
This guy is one of the best guitarists who ever lived.
Turn it up and rip the knob off !
He is undoubtably a good guitarist but cannot read (the dots) as discovered when he sat in with Steely Dan on 'Time out of Mind'.
@@campyoldie most guitarists can't read music sheets, is that what you mean?
The ONLY one,
VERY TRUE !!
I love how the guitar replaces progressively his words. "Well first you ding tating ping ting and then you dong padong tong tong, you know, dong ding ta dong"
I know right lol reminds me of my guitar teacher.
Scaly Khajiit well it sure did him a lot of good and a whole lot of money and his chicks for free. 🤣😂🤣
Dead 😂🤣
It's like Bob Ross... "ok, next, you just gotta.... simply...." **paints an entire perfect mountain in 2 seconds** ... "just like that, nice n easy". You can't teach where the rubber hits the road.Pure intuition at one point. Understanding how we understand the complexity of music is too nuanced to teach. You can teach technicality, but you can't teach how to utilize it effectively.
Yep….you often see this with the elites. They have something extra 👍
It's really nice to hear Mark talk about struggling to get a chord to sound right. Thanks for posting.
Simnett Nutrition Johnny b
Johnny B
Suzie dent
I can't believe I found you here Derek!
Can't believe that you are a Mark's fan as well
I'm glad he quit his day job of delivering microwave ovens and color TVs.
Savage Mister he delivers refrigerators as well...
@@mrhaltstop2294 Custom kitchen deliveries.
Wow. You don't say
@Hammerin' Hank Color
@Hammerin' Hank do not desperate, you only have to wait until black and white TV-s will be a curiosity and the yours will be then auctioned by Sotherby's or Cristie's! But really, he should now finally deliver it. Or, if he really had quit that delivery job, than he has just to write (deliver...) a new album. Of course to do his walk of life... That's to an option... :)
The more I see of Mr. Knopfler, the more I appreciate his musical talent. Not all rock legends are true musical masters.
My husband was lucky to have grown up with & knows Mark & his brother David while my friend on the other side of the water was Van Morrison & the members of "Clannad". Mark, for all his talent is a truly humble human being.
That comes across. A great artist, doesn't need to puff himself up. He's already up.
Love this guy ,
Luucky
You remind me ....there will be days like these...van Morrison great guy
Jesus Christ he does stuff that's almost impossible for regular guitarists while chatting to the camera.
like it's normal and easy. RESPECT.
"You know... and then (playing great stuff) ...You know" 🤣 oh I just love Mark Knopfler since 1986 or so.
He IS the guitar
Knopfler is an absolute Genius and Legend. One of the best.
He did nothing here that's in any way difficult for regular guitarists, this is all fairly basic fingerpicking and 12 bar blues or pentatonic riffs, he's not doing any tim Henson shit haha
@@WookieWarriorz You're right, most people here are absolute morons
The Princess Bride.. one of my favorite soundtracks, courtesy of Mr.Knopfler.
I really don’t believe there is a more humble guitar player around.
He plays with such passion.
Saw them in 1984 in a small auditorium in Austin. One of the best shows I've ever seen
The unsung hero of rock n roll ladies and gentlemen Mr. Mark Knopfler
indeed
mark: you know...*
mark: and then...*
mark: you know...*
mark: you know...*
mark: and then...*
*smashes it
me: no, no mark, i dont know that
This got me laughing... hard
@@Cinnamontwistable You just do the... *
And a little *
And... *
Me:
huh? you just go: ... *
ok I wrote that before I wrote the other comment so I leave it
He lets the guitar do all the talking!
People often talk about him as a guitarist, but he is also one of the great songsmiths of his generation, the passion and craft he puts in to his music and his ability to be humble and hold back his ego as a player has brought many hours of absolutely world class music that continues to inspire great emotion to this day, hes not underrated or unknown but hes certainly not talked about nearly enough when the greats are mentioned
Yep…..his lyrics are poetry and his love songs …well, let’s not get into that….I’m a Christian woman…. 🤭
Yes, of course. But one thing was clear to me as soon as Telegraph road came out. The first 3 albums were way better than the 4 th. I immediately felt that the first 3 albums had been in the can before the first album was released. And I was proved right when, in 1999 I think, I picked up a box set in virgin megastore of dire straits live at the BBC 1977, recorded before the release of their first album, but containing almost all the songs from the first 3 albums.
He really comes across as a great guy. Bet he makes a good neighbour.
He is an introvert guy feeling uncomfortable in a crowd. It took him years to get used to being a star. He still hates being interviewed.
Fitzliputzli23 it is not true at all what you say, I don't know any musician who was that cool playing and singing songs in front of big crowd's like he did, if you feel uncomfortable, then you can't play the guitar so clean and sing without errors like he did, yes he was a quiet humble guy , he was a genius, and he did not hate interviews like you said, how do you figure this ?
He feels safe when playing the guitar. But he doesn't like crowds, interviews and star-huzzle. How I know? It is simple. He said so in several interviews.
Robert Sklomeit
There are plenty of entertainers who are naturally shy, but can do amazing things in front of a relatively 'anonymous' crowd.
Not sure. It was in the 80's when Dire Straits hit the peak of their success. Maybe Guitar Player Mag. The journalist asked Marc why there are only a few interviews available. He said he feels kinda embarrassed being interviewed. Also read the last paragraph here [triple-w].mark-knopfler-news.co.uk/frameset.php?frame=/biogs/mark.html
"You gotta really wanna be able to play."
Thank you, Mark Knopfler, for the inspiring words.
I can watch legends like Mark talk straight up guitar talk all day. Great stuff.
Mark: "You know.."
Guitar: "... I actually didn't know I could do that."
Mark Knopfler is one of the best and most underrated guitar players of all time.
+Arisgod27 He got asked to play with Chet Atkins a true sign of greatness and was able to worship at the shrine.
+Arisgod27 Actually, he's not. He's widely recognised as a quite skilled performer. But of course, you had to repeat that stock phrase once again.
+BilisNegra I disagree, eventhough he isn't completely unknown most people won't mention him if you ask them to name some great guitar players.
+Arisgod27 There's 1352 guitar pickers ... all of them have their own style and attractions ...
+Arisgod27 He is the best in my oppinion and he is not underrated. Mid 80ties Dire Straits played all the biggest stadium on this planet!
As admirable as his playing is, what is even more fascinating is Mark as a person. He loves what he does and seems like a genuinely kind and down to earth person.
The most underrated guitar player in history. Absolute magician with a guitar.
10 million views would disagree. Junior kimbroughs the most underrated guitar magician
Do you know what underrated means?
Of course I do. Perhaps I should have expanded my statement. It was made with regards to the constant ‘greatest’ lists I see. He’s rarely mentioned yet is one of the best.
do you speak english?????
And with observing and making life into music
"You really wanna do it ,you really wanna be able to play" ......truest words ever
This guy is one of the finest guitarists to ever walk the earth
i am completely in awe. he constantly veers away from trying to impress. he just does it. hats off gentlemen, a genius!!
This man should become a musician or join a band or something.
Dummy. He is aleready a famous musician.
Anyone who whooshes me is gae
Good joke!!
dumbo
Maybe even write a song or two. A hit song can really help out if you're strapped for cash or in dire straits financially.
Hahahahahaha 🤣
Maybe one of the best guitarists in the world, living legend....d
What modesty. Truly impressive how he has managed to stay so grounded and real.
Funny you mentioned this. I respect his humility or perhaps a complete disregard for arrogance. . .
Reason being, he appears to be genuine as if to think: "I'll just sit don't here, show the kiddies something completely different so far as picking, as opposed to using a pick goes & we'll be off"!
Such a great way to teach the new players coming up through the ranks.
I think he humbly mentioned it one time that he made it when he was already at a mature age(his mid twenties?)so he knew how to cope with it.
work1907 - - good point!
LEO1WOLF
It is! but he was also being humble.You could find a douche in his thirties anywhere haha.
Ben platt
A simple and accessible speech to the general public from an hard-working artist.
Because to play as well as he does, it's not magic. It's many and many hours of practice.
Just seems like such a thoroughly nice bloke.
Generous teacher.
'E'd make a good neighbor, wouldn't 'e? 8)
Knopfler is a Humble Genius.
Seems to me, and it's just my observation, that the really talented (and Mark has it in spades), have such an endearing humility that makes people gravitate towards them. Mark Knopfler is without doubt one of the best guitarists on the planet.
amazing self taught talent
Love mark,, very,, very underrated and under appreciated in my humble opinion.
O had the pleasure of seeing him play live in Berkley, Ca. Absolutely amazing show.
My favorite rock guitarist
My father was a great piano player, his approach to his piano playing was a lot like Knopfler's on the guitar. His left hand would be working the bass line while his right hand took care of everything else. He was a sensitive man and it showed in his playing. He died of cancer and as the sickness took over he was really upset when it affected his playing..
Nice story so sorry to hear that marks the best a craftsman in his own right 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Dude, you brought tears to my eyes… 😢 Is there any online video of your dad performing? Would love to see his talent in action. 😊
True Guitarist/Singer/Person right there.
What an absolute LEGEND. Probably the most underrated guitarist of all time.
So modest, so talented, and a distinct sound which I love.
One thing I love the most. The eye contact with the interviewer when he plays. “Here’s a tune for you and I’m not blinking until it finishes”.
Some people are born to play I have played and worked at it for I guess about 50 years but on my best day he blows me away!!!
Sultans of swing blew my mind..... Still does
"You have to really want to be able to play"! It really does take that kind of dedication and commitment! Thanks for ALL of the great lyrics, vocals and music Mark, especially one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES - as a retired US Army Officer - which is "Brothers In Arms"!
I absolutely love it when a man like him with his talent is humble enough to show folks how to play and help teach them some licks. He doesn't see arrogant to me at all.
best right hand finger picking guitar lesson I never paid for.
so down to earth, and honest.. in a world where everyone’s a smart ass this man is refreshingly like he always knew you! we can learn a lot.
Who wouldn't want to be his best friend? (or one of his students) His love for music and especially the guitar is contagious. Thank you for the post.
He's so MODEST. From his talk you'd just think he was so AVERAGE. He doesn't show off at all.
He talks and comes across just a normal guy , but we all know him as a god his talent looks effortless the way he bends the guitar strings is just mesmerising ❤
One of the melodious guitarist in the world. Salute to you sir
" Hes got a daytime job hes doing alright "
Please don't stop, Mr Knofler. Is is just great
What a gift that Mark is teaching us, he is such a legend
I know his secret: He LOVES it. All of it. "y'know it's falling asleep with it and waking up and. . ." This is a man who started as a kid loving the sound of a guitar. He didn't need to be pushed. He didn't need to be told when to practice. He didn't start out wanting to be a rock star. He LOVES the sound of a guitar. You can't make that happen. If you find that thing in life and you have the basic talent, you can become just like Mar. . . ah, who am I kidding. This guy is just special! I do love to hear him play and explain. It's like Michaelangelo saying "Well first I hit the marble a little hard to start the edge, then I soften the features with smaller hits" -as he is sculpting "David"!
If you like him talking about it you should hear Eric Clapton explaining how he plays the guitar.
And you have a talent for writing!
Very much like Stevie Rayor John Mayer. Guys who just couldn't put it down since they loved it so much.
I wish this was a lot longer. I could listen to Mark talk music and guitars for hours
Mark has his own you-tube videos !!
Thanks for the great chance to listen to one of the most inspiring guitar
Players. Loved his reaction to Chet Atkins years ago .
Legend like Mark can explain so much with little effort
The guy is a genius. And very modest despite being brilliant.
4:16 Blind Blake "That'll never happen no more"
4:33 Willie Brown "Mississippi blues"
So much love for this man!!
One of the most humble person, more less famous musician ever. He keeps life simple and good.
Mark is a one of a kind. Always on of my favorites.
I asked my drum teacher when I was a boy, How much should I practice?
He said, If you have to ask, you can just forget about it.
And he is damn right
Depends what u want out of it. Got weekly lessons for saxophone for about 5 years, got to grade 8 with pretty much no practice. Currently learning guitar through my own practice only.
Valuable lesson
@@spandexcolpuz7001 too underrated reply
That style of tough love is so useful, even if it seems harsh. The insincere people give up and save a bunch of time in their lives; the sincere musicians get a reality check and dig in a little deeper.
I watch this video every now and then , the only thing wrong with it is it's not long enough ..
Brilliant. Sheer brilliance!. His mucking around is superb!
My girlfriend (now my wife of 34 years) bought me the first Dire Straits album which included Sultans of Swing, and I was hooked! Mark is definitely one of the best ever guitar players ever. Saw him at the NEC and he was absolutely superb.,
+Pat Diamond I saw him in Berkeley in September. It was a dream come true.
One great human being & a really unique artist.
This guitar player appreciates the humble tutelage.
Freight Train! Love it. What a player. Thanks Mark.
making it look so effortless...what an absolute gifted man...
"This is a guitar teacher's nightmare, because I'm not really doing it the way it is supposed to be done...."
The great ones like Mark K. find their own style, their own place on the guitar to call home. There's no one "real" way to play the guitar; there are probably as many ways of approaching the instrument as there are people playing it. That's one of the beautiful things about it. My goodness, what an amazing talent Mark Knopfler is! His noodling around for a moment here and there is more satisfying musically, than most of the music on radio today! What an amazing gift...
Who can forget the classic French & Saunders sketch with Mark, Lemmy, Dave Gilmour, Mark King etc.....No dots? Golden. Well worth a watch.