“Juliet, the dice were loaded from the start. / When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?” — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
What I always try to do is to respond to the song; I've always rebelled against theory. — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
I don't really think of Dire Straits as a sound, you know. It. just depends on the song, and the stuff we're… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
I bad a piano long before I bad a guitar, and the practice I got just playing those three chords in a… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
While listening, to things like western swing, for instance, I'd work something out in my head, then play it on my National;… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
I used to go to the school folk club with my songs when I was only 13 or so and say "this… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
...the music you make is shaped by what you play it on ... if you feel that you're not getting enough out… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
Juliet, when we made love, you used to cry. You said, "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'til… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
A Strat was a thing of wonder .. when I was 14 or 15, the Shadows were a big influence, and they… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
Each song has its own secret that's different from another song, and each has its own life. Sometimes it has to be… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
There happened to be guitar classes at the college, and there was a guitar teacher there with whom I used to play.… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
“I’m a maker of ballads right pretty I write them right here in the street You can buy them all over the… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
Juliet, when we made love, you used to cry. You said, "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'til I die".… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
I love Gibsons, and Nationals, too. There's something magical about them. — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
While listening, to things like western swing, for instance, I'd work something out in my head, then play it on my National; not the… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
“ Telegraph Road A long time ago came a man on a track Walking thirty miles with a pack on his back And he… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
There's so many different worlds, so many different suns. And we have just one world, but we live in different ones. — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
“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… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues. — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
...the music you make is shaped by what you play it on ... if you feel that you're not getting enough out of a… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
Last time I was sober, man I felt bad, Worst hangover that I ever had. It took six hamburgers, Scotch all night, Nicotine for… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
