i check his wiki page, he's already OBE isn't he?

Sweet soul food🎉

Shame that he hasn't received the title long time ago.

I think/hope he’s the kind of guy cool enough to politely decline one of those meaningless gongs

@@nalendro_agung Yes, and well deserved!

I feel for you as I experienced 80 yo problems as soon as I reached 50. Please, keep listening at tough times as this keeps away the mind spiraling downwards and producing more symptoms. We want to be lifted up😀

I probably seen your comment under a pink floyd song, peace to you stranger

Genius legend. A true gift from God.❤

derek, not preaching, but just in case you're interested, have you tried intermittent fasting with a solid plant based, low carb, low sugar diet. It helps so many physical problems. And, yes, MK is an absolute god on Earth.

А раньше вы его не слышали?Вы пишете,как юнец.

One of my favourite songs and I’ve been on the planet for 60 years.

The important thing is that you found it!!!

@@seanpaulanthony5917 that is a fact!

Dig in my friend. In Dire Straits and Mark as a solo artist you will find some of the greatest music you'll ever want to hear, whatever your mood.

You're welcome!

Same . 🎼🎶 .blessed be

Me too. God be with you...From another old dude.

stay strong, smile, laugh , exercise !!!!

I wish you the best for the time you have left here, and for your journey into whatever is next.

I was there too... the band pretty much had a residency at the Empty Container Centre, playing 16 consecutive (!) nights in March 1986 and another 4 in April. I remember the music being virtually identical to the studio recording. Hang in there, BlindPete. Cherish the memories.

Soak it all up Pete ..... let your life force lead.

He gets recognition from literally everyone I know who has any feeling for good music.. the sad truth is that the garbage that claims to be music these days is nothing but autotune and the same bland melodies 😞 This man is me and my dads hero !

I recognised him early 80s and still do. His music defines my life!

I had the honor and blessings to talk to Jeff Beck, being that he knew a very dear friend of mine that was one of the three that started Tower Records. Jeff said that Mark was an absolute genius on the guitar and a great friend, that anyone would like to have. Personally, I’m not a guitarist, but I would put him in the top ten, just personally, without any particular reason.

what are you talking about, anyone that knows music, knows who he is and what hes done............ you're fucking clueless

I couldn't agree more. He is also a gentleman, a dreamer, a traveler and a story teller all his life. I love him so much. I can feel his heart.

David knopfler

Well said paid dues loves music.

Jimo Hendrix was once asked what's it like to be the greatest guitar player in the world his reply was dont ask me go ask Rory Gallagher. Seen him live in punchestown . Brilliant.

thats for sure

Agreed. Unique, dedicated and totally awesome.

+Joe Jensen sorry but what does the fact of your friend being handicapped or in a wheelchair have to do with anything--

Had to do with my recall of the performance, seeing how it inspired her added to my own admiration of his skills I guess

Joe Jensen high Joe .. do like your attitude and comments hope you and girlfriend are doing fine. She's definitely got good taste in modern/rock/folk music and hearing your comment saying you like him because she does is great but deapdown you will love him as the years go by you, because his music will live forever and unfortunately we don't. I'm in my 70s now and have admired his talent with the guitar found out that he can actually sing from his heart and compose songs and music almost at will, all this from dire straits till now. I've followed him only via records cds and now utube which by the way is magical, and never seen or heard him perform live. I worked in the coalmines, tunnelling, and factory maintenance from 1961 till 2015, and never seemed to have enough spare cash to warrant buying a concert ticket, there was always a bill of some sort that was more important. I grew up in the Newcastle area and had friends that knew him personally and they all spoke well of him as one of the guys. His band of utterly talented musicians are his equal to their own instruments and station within it, everyone of them say he is a perfectionist but never tells the band members how to achieve this perfection, they all do their part in their own mind within the music within the band to achieve the sound we hear. Mark Knopfler is the star and his relentless search for perfection is obvious as it is performed brilliantly through all of the rest of his band. Listen. .listen and enjoy , I just lose myself.

Joe Jensen high Joe .. do like your attitude and comments hope you and girlfriend are doing fine. She's definitely got good taste in modern/rock/folk music and hearing your comment saying you like him because she does is great but deapdown you will love him as the years go by you, because his music will live forever and unfortunately we don't. I'm in my 70s now and have admired his talent with the guitar found out that he can actually sing from his heart and compose songs and music almost at will, all this from dire straits till now. I've followed him only via records cds and now utube which by the way is magical, and never seen or heard him perform live. I worked in the coalmines, tunnelling, and factory maintenance from 1961 till 2015, and never seemed to have enough spare cash to warrant buying a concert ticket, there was always a bill of some sort that was more important. I grew up in the Newcastle area and had friends that knew him personally and they all spoke well of him as one of the guys. His band of utterly talented musicians are his equal to their own instruments and station within it, everyone of them say he is a perfectionist but never tells the band members how to achieve this perfection, they all do their part in their own mind within the music within the band to achieve the sound we hear. Mark Knopfler is the star and his relentless search for perfection is obvious as it is performed brilliantly through all of the rest of his band. Listen. .listen and enjoy , I just lose myself.

The perfection of a recording is different than the perfection in a live concert. It is rare to have them both. I saw him play in the United Palace in Harlem and it was magical.

My sentiments exactly, although your appraisal of Mark's talent was written far more eloquently than I could have expressed.

guitarists are a dime a dozen. this guy is the complete package, songwriter, composer, stage performer, singer, and 100% real, genuine persona. he can make me FEEL stuff, me, the otherwise zombie. who cares how much money he made?

me too. telegraph road, tunnel of love and romeo and Juliet are genuinely beautiful.

Great remarks John!

John Fisher , I have cried WITH YA many a time and Happy to Do SO AGAIN FOR THE NEXT HOUR , What A HUMBLE Genius the Man is ,

The mystery is why people watch 15 minutes then bother to be disrespect it with a dislike. If not their cup of tea fine but there is obviously no need to paint a dislike onto the picture. Makes me wonder what mentality is behind it. I don't like several artist but wouldn't bother to watch them in the first place, if one were to trawl yt looking for things to dislike it could become a full time job

True but Mark still wins, only 32 out or 499,848 - not bad :-)

Listen to the guitar playing at 11:49 Pierre and you'll have your answer - I didn't vote the clip down, but can understand people's disappointment at 5 secs of truly awful guitar playing. I'll guarantee Mark would be the first to agree.

Sure, just as soon as you remove your delusion coloured glasses......

He missed some notes ^^ so what? it is live ;) speaking about the things he does with his guitar during that song in 13 minutes, one wrong move from a guy who is already god damn fucking old does not really matter ;) I think, it makes him more likable because you see, that he is getting old, is not as fast as he once was and he still plays tour after tour to make his fans happy ;) I mean like... he is still human and humans do make mistakes ^^ Metallica's lead guitarist makes mistakes in nearly every song, doesn't make him less of a great musician ;)

Yup. Its not about how fast someone can play.

Boom. I totally agree

Who's faster? Knopfler is so accomplished as a musician that he can do anything he please with the guitar, but taste, sensibility, and fidelity to what he is expressing with his music dictate wht he does technically. With lesser flashier players it's the other way around.

That is what I've been saying for years. There are two number 1 guitar players, Mark Knopfler and David Gilmour because they play MUSIC, not seeing how many strokes they can get into a second.

​@@dales1513Gilmour and Knopfler are my all-time favourites too.

💕💕💕

Would add EC and Pat Metheny to this configuration 😊

@@ekstradycjanot me

I couldn't agree more.

Same feelings.

rolling stoned has him in the top 100, but i think that list is at least 50% bullshit. Knopfler is easily in the top 10, maybe the top 5 imho.

Top 10 without a doubt

He was my friend...

Hi is my frind (he does not know he is)

Couldn’t agree with you more

Thanks for sharing that beautiful memory

I lost Wife eight years ago. She used to remark how I brought so much music into her life that she would not have heard otherwise. Knopfler has a way with music that is unique and I'm glad that it brought you some help with your grief. Do the work, Stefanie. Grief work is good work and needs to be done.

David Thompson thank you David! On the 29th it’s one year ago and it’s just so painful to have lost the best man on the planet. I’m not a good guitar player but I just recorded a song for Scott. It’s called “I miss you my friend” and I can only dream and imagine what it would sound like if Mark would play this.

So sorry for your loss💔 may God hold you as you Endure on to the end. Music is a language of the soul that bridges all creed, culture & time

My wife and I are looking at being kicked out of our home and RV living maybe all we can afford. I hope I don't leave her lonely in a motorhome. So sorry for your loss.

Me, too. His music is a pipeline to nirvana, imo.

Yeah, I'm 67. I've always felt very grateful that I lived in the best era of music.

their ...

Pushing 65, one very great full Aussie here too.

We were blessed.

Thankyou ❤❤❤❤

Oohh Jahh.... He and his music took my heart and my conciueness and he killed mehr with " Brothers in Armsw"

@@thorsteneschenhagen7096 Brothers in Arms is beyond belief. It touches something deep in my soul.

No..we have Andrea Braido. Made in Italy

Dont forget the great david gilmour

Cringe

The same here.

What a great comment!

Simplesmente incrível em todos os aspectos!! UM ANJO QUE CAIU DO CÉU!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

He changed my life.

ever great so much.mark.thanks

Joe Jensen I just can agree with you. In our hearts💖 they 'll never die

he breaks my heart with this, and with watching him play as if there were no one listening--but it gets broken in a good way, every time...

Joe Jensen yedmenarif

Was not aware he had retired, always regret not seeing him in his Dire Straits days, seen him once in concert on his own, will be a great loss but has a fantastic catalogue of music to listen to

"Making Movies" and "Love Over Gold" are incredible records, long before the MTV "Money For Nothing" days.

Nooooo😭😭😭 I didn’t know he retired. Damn. I knew the day would come, but I’m not ready for that yet. Now I’m depressed.

Su Flo. While retired he is still working. Owns a mixing studio in London busier then ever. Good human. I know. Peace

@@xendistar7715 he is an amazing human. He was my brother in law. Emphasize X. Regrettably he snd my sister split. No fault of his own. Peace

Yes, sound, talent and emotion.

Siddhartha Singh h

They tell a story with their music. I would add Springsteen in with them as well.

Siddhartha Singh I thought of these exact names too..

I've always thought that this piece was Knopfler saying, "I'm going to beat Bruce at his own game."

There are many guys like them in modern music... saying what you said heavily implies that you don’t put in the effort to find good music.

I'm not that old; I'm only 27! But when he sings, it feels like I'm living in the '60s, '70s.

Nice one!

Wow ! My first was Brothers in Arms.

Waiting to see you guys make it happen for my heart is pure love babe two of us becomes three cord's as ONE united

so true Thanks

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A Guitartist!

god ??

Amazing there is such music this side of Heaven!

Yeah me too. I was lucky enough to see Knopfler and Clapton playing together in Montreal in 1988. I’ll never forget it.

Fantástic, MK Will live in our heart forever, for generations!!!

One of the really good things you could pass on to your children

Dire Straits, there is no other band or artist of which I own the same number of albums.

SFAPowerhouse Scary how fast time is moving. I remember hearing Sultans of Swing for the first time like it was yesterday. And thinking what a unique sound & style this fresh talented guitarist possessed. We're about the same age and I too still marvel at the mans giftedness.

Delete the keyboard

SFAPowerhouse he's one!

SFAPowerhouse well said

SFAPowerhouse MARK ПРОСТО ОХУЕННЫЙ КОМПОЗИТОР И ДУМАЮ ЧЕЛОВЕК.СЛУШАЮ ЕГО МУЗЫКУ С 1981 ГОДА.ДАЙ БОГ ЕМУ И ГРУППЕ ЗДОРОВЬЯ,ЧТОБЫ РАДОВАЛ НАС ДОЛЬШЕ!!!

we pensioners know a thing or two no joke he is simply the best.

i wonder why drumming (my favourite instrument that i never got to play )does not bring tears to the eye?

Me too, I am not a musician.... but a very sensitive person and the combination of his voice and guitar moves each single cell in my body. In love with his art since early 80'

HOMEY... 71-YEAR-OLD EXTREME SURFER..........soooooo excellent music....I have seen him in person 4 times........extreme excellent musicians.....rich ..almost spiritual music........please come back to so California........sandiego...temecula!!!!!! please.

Tom Thompson MK is on tour this Summer in the USA, I have got a ticket to see him at the Greek Theatre in LA. Check the dates, maybe he is playing close to you as well!

Great story, you never what life will bring... totally turned a negative into a positive. Thanks for sharing :)

I think him and Jimmy Page (the only I think who comes close) lead the others.

Vlado Slama

Was? he aint dead yet!

Agreed. It comes from his heart, so it touches ours. I just shared Brothers in Arms on my FB page. It seemed particularly poignant for those souls standing for Ukraine.

Yep--his songs are poetry, no doubt! Pair them with his skill on guitar and you've got something special.

I've worked at Marks house and I can tell you he has a library of old western books and ballad songs in his collection. He uses them to write songs?

You said the right things, Mark is not only the best guitarist of all time, he is also and above all a wonderful composer and lyricist. Unique

Ll"e d

Fabulous ❤❤

​Den Song sauge ich mir seit gefühlt über 30 Jahren rein. Früher auch live. Bin Baujahr 69. Immer noch gänsehaut 😊

Yes, master story teller, such evocative sharing.

Completely wrong. Sorry. He is THE best guitarist and songwriter in the history of popular music.

Facts.

Indeed ❤❤❤

Lucky man. I am 16, and I haven't had the pleasure to see him live, especially because I live in the Netherlands and he isn't touring at the moment, but I hope I can see him play live one day, so I can tell my children. What a legend! He is the reason why I began to play guitar.

Gaaf man , hij is ook de reden dat ik ben begonnen met gitaar spelen. Ik was er ook bij in de ziggodome 2015

tradewins I saw him in Wembley Arena in London 84 or 85.. still have the ticket stub..

Yes, Telegraph Road is my favorite from MK, just thrilling, how it goes pressure up from smart acoustic intro up to high energy guitar through raucous voice lyrics. Too good

Yeah.... Lucky. Telegraph Road is an impressive song just on good Audio gear To be there LIVE... WOW... You would never forget that!!!!

david gilmour

Lucky man!

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Si, yes he is the maestro.

I'd give this statement a million thumbs up if it would let me. The man is truly inspirational

Well said

poetry in music

Without doubt!

Fred Moore yes !

Nobody has the same touch and style as Mark does, he wrote his own book, he is a real down to earth man and it shows up in his music,,,it's pure, honest, and clean. Nothing touches it.

Not just one musician here.

I agree, but the one are!

jon einar pettersen

Allen Hiebert 😉

You have good taste in music young man.👍☮️

@@G.S.W.SewmesomeMusic ❤️

Me to, same age and same taste of music lol

@@harmbakker5929 🤝

Great choice!❤️🎸❤️🙋‍♀️

He has magical fingers! If I had to listen to only musician for the rest of my life, it would be anything Mark Knopfler!

wow 21 and a musical taste that is way beyond peer pressure.. which forces many to listen to crap.. and tell themselves its awesome.. only to miss out on music and musicians such as Mark and others from an era where talent has abounded tip my hat to you

lil secret,,,, get his stuff off youtube, downloaded into comp/flash/ph. come oct. nov..? good source, giifted me that info. mark played for some of us s/forces camp le miserhell afghan, 89'. The song 'bro in arms' was soon adopted by seal/6, and ive since heard most all our branch s/f play it also at funerals. There is no other....thk u . pass him down, and thk god 4u2M.K.

As a 29 year old, I thank ye, sir. My dad spoon fed me this art, in spite of Britney.

yeah i started getting into him around my late teens too :) there are many of us!

good chosen word`s my friend , i would have said it in your sort of same word`s . !!!!! well done .!!!!¨ ;))

I respect that

What a beautiful thing to do for your son! I hope he develops a love of music as he grows up and that you and he will be able to share the passion for this magnificent artist. Thanks for sharing this. 🖖🏾

Add some Eagles and Seger to your nightly playlist and your son will grow up to instinctively know what really good talent sounds like. ;)

My hope is he learns to spell better than you sweetie!

Takes me back to 1984 when I was mesmerized by his talent and saw him play this live 3 times in Melbourne and then drove to Sydney to see him one last time. Amazing memories and yes, watching him play again here brought tears to my eyes too.

its on loop for years. I never ever get enough of this!!

When the LP came out, I used to stand in the window of my living room in Northern British Columbia, looking out at the grayest pulp mill town in winter, snow falling--and that intro seemed written for that exact moment.

@@RWTKENDRICK You got it! Similar thing when driving through the Mojave desert for the first time and listening to U2's Joshua Tree.

I’ll be sure to keep that in mind should I ever find myself there-definitely on the bucket list!

@@RWTKENDRICK Northern BC, mid winter can be bleak. I experienced 41 winters in Fort McMurray. Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck etc made them tolerable. Cheers

@@fusspot57 great album but still rock structures. Many MK pieces don't seen to fall into regular chorus/verse patterns - just an overall expression...

I could not agree with you more

Класс !!! восхитительно ! Великолепно!

His voice is kind of shot, but this is his best song.

not in God mode : he IS a God !

built around F - Dm - Bb - C

As a Yank, I could not agree more.

True.

I'm English and we have produced some incredible musicians, but music ain't a national competition. There's incredible music made in every corner of the world, just we in the west rarely hear it.

Skynard man..

@@billwanke1681 Dude, I love Synard but cannot compare with Knopfler.

Your dad knows for sure!

I am from Bangladesh. And I was lucky I found him.

i discovered this alone.whitout guidance..

@@giorgosantimatter good for you. I also didn't have anyone to guide me here. What I'm saying is i was able to find this because of the good taste in music my father instilled in me

I'm 68 and English and been listening to him for many a year and is there any part of the world he has not touched with his incredible playing. Keep listening till you are 68 and keep his legend going

No he is not unfortunately....

Everybody will get older, some of us get sick... But a brilliant musician will always get my respect

Mark finished the tour.... A world tour that was hard for him.... Very hard....

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Ernst Koch j

Shame on you vigy

@@matthewkerrins590 y

sure! and haven't seen him sway/dance this much ever

stefano nicola "let's tell these guys a story together" This comment just made my day!!!

😍❤

Very eloquently put Stefano

beautiful comment man!!

Best comment ever!!

Tina S and Juliana Wilson say hi.

Well said. What in the world has happened to music?!

as we waited for disco to slowly disperse we must endure some more for hip rap hop, or whatever they call the talent (sorry) they're subjecting us now to again recede into something more visceral and human to emerge , and sadly it's a really really slow train a comin

Back then, people wanted to form BANDS, of many talented people. Now its all about ME and solo performers/celebreties

sooooooooooooooooooo trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Kenneth Winters perfectly said

What a crossroads of cataclysmic power, just think what people could do with all that power power if yo

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Barefoot

Because when music can move you from the inside out, there no need to jump around to make you do the opposite: it just takes an enormous talent to reach that effect

It is such compelling music. I don't blame him for marvelling

I too have been listening to Mark for as long. But I also need to thank your town for a certain band that were equally inspirational to me in becoming a guitarist. 😉

White boy from Blue Ridge GA I'm with you boy from Atens Love Mark Respect for you for you comment Congrtas on great taste in music 👍

@@TomokoMurakami They are talking about about Athens, GA. USA, but yes that other Athens is beautiful!!!

@@TheVintageApollos REM I presume??

@@lisadc4681 absolutely. Such an important band to me and my musical development.

He can tell a story like few others!

nobodymuch2 uokkmi

It really is. Soooo distinct and lovely.

You just echo every thing I think, best wishes, MK is just amazing, he is the best live musician in music history, best wishes

I've seen him 6 times, starting in 1980 all the way to this 2015 tour. He is the song track of my life since I heard him on the radio in 1978. He is the master!

The wonderful thing you described happened to me too. I agree with you . Age does not limit the talent of this Genius!❤️🎸🎶🎤🎧😃👋👋

Yeah - the first time you listen to songs like Telegraph Road , you know you've just experienced something special .... the thing is that Knopfler did it on more than one occassion ! e.g. Brother in Arms (the actual track) .. almost timeless songs

I agree, but as time has gone on, I’ve come to value the title track even more.

Same thing bud I was 17 …magical

Great story. Thanks for that ..I was 16 in 1982. Those were great days.

Clapton called himself a 'Journeyman' once. It's a pretty fitting term.

J'aime beaucoup, et partage, cette idée de "Master Class". Bien vu :-)

No single individual is the "Best ever" at guitar. Opinions are like a...everybody has one. That being said, I could not agree with you anymore than I already do. Knopfler's work is sublime. Truly world class.

@valerie jewellYes mom. If you say so (fingers crossed behind my back).

he's one of the most distinctive though

I Second That Observation...

Je cherchais une manière de définir toutes les qualités de ce MK. Voilà qui est bien dit. J'ajouterai qu'il a l'admiration de Jeff Beck, de Clapton, qu'il a produit et écrit pour plein d'artistes (dont Tina Turner) accompagné tous les grands, et qu'on le reconnaît dès la première note de guitare. Le son. Mais oui, + et+ et + et + et + = Mark Knopfler. Anne Marie de France

I feel you.

He was my brother in law for 10 years give or take until he divorced my sister in the late 90’s. He is very private but down to earth. Good person. Cheers and stay safe.

Eric Clapton too.

Absolutely agree with you mate ! Ethereal music, takes you to another , more peaceful World ! We need this kind of music more than ever now in these troubled times.

Mark is so bad. Love you hope you enjoy your retiremont. Come see us sometimes

Correctimente!

I don’t think it has anything to do with tacos 🌮?

Es la sua Hermosa? :)

Hit the nail on the head. Correct

Chris Rea. Great guitarist, similar sound to Mark Knopfler. Watch "Chris Rea concert 2014".

Wow great comment, hauntingly great song, MK is a genius

Thanks for your comment, I see that we share tastes for the good music, his legacy will accompany us all the life and the good music brings out the best of us, regards

Hector E. Cerrutti Best wishes, your reply echoes my sentiments exactly

Amém .