He’s the sultan

Yes he does

No, silly. That’s Guitar George.

He Created ALL the chords!

Its strictly rythem tho

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! 👍🏼

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

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.

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?!

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?

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.

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

@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

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 !!

@@colauty2598 this is the reality of most mediocre guitar players around the world and I'm talking about myself here as well. Who cares I can learn a few tougher pieces by heart, if I can't improvise for shit or feel tired after 10mins of playing because I just don't put enough time in. I'm just not that invested and I have other hobbies. I would love to play like Mark does, but I know how much dedication and sacrifice of my free time it would take. I'm not sure I'm willing to make that sacrifice.

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!

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 KZfaq 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

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.

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 👍

He did teach literature at the University level . 3 PhD's

​@@georgesheffield1580 ml

I think you mean the Walk of Life.

Right on.

Absolutely , his genius is not just in his ability but his humanity and empathy too. Sometimes God's dice roll double sixes

***** 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

Ma friend, you got a great and funny point there :D

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!)

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 !!

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

"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

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

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 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

+Paul Eliot when you are a genius you can afford to be humble!!

de rapazes sexo

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!

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.

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

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 ❤

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.

Generous teacher.

'E'd make a good neighbor, wouldn't 'e? 8)

+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!

Lol

😂

The thought of giving a guitar consciousness made me smile.

Lol. He’s incredibly talented

Love that comment!

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. 😊

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 🤣

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.

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.

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... :)

Agreed. And it also sounds as though Justin Johnson might be right up your street, Dood. Check him out if you haven't already :)

Yes, but it s true only for rare birds, like Keith, Mark... or my own Self. For the majority it s stil true that only hard ( which sometijms means "forced" ) work will give you a deserved reward. Yet like I said, some of us are truly blessed , being le d by Love for It only.

thats true.... if practice is work you will give up. Been a player for 40 yrs. I used to MAKE time to practice. loved it. the guitar had secrets and I wanted to know them. lose all track of time, not even notice that the sun had come up, missing dinner and breakfast.

MrMajar9 pretentious much? Playing well is the result of practice, that’s it. Playing all the time. Playing more than you’re not playing. A genuine curiosity and will to move forward is necessary, though, yes. Nobody ever becomes gifted at doing homework.

MrMajar9 capitalized Self 😂😂

@@MrMajar9 did you just call yourself a rare bird? lol "only for guys like God and me". Haha only teasin. I agree totally. MY friend is a technical master. Very disciplined and practices that stuff. I've always just tried to have fun, and relied on intuition. He's a great player but don't know if he has much soul or originality in his music. He can out shred and out solo me any day, but I think I write much better music. To have both is ideal of course, but musical intuition, is far more important. Look at the ultimate example - the Beatles. They were pure intuition, zero technical ability relative to their contemporaries.

+over under sideways down Is it wrong that I tought you said "This guy is the Satin of Swing"? :3

Yung Sid Beezy he's got a daytime job...he's doing alright!

+over under sideways down and that ol' guitar is all he can afford

Skendrović Nikola ...and he CAN make it cry and sing!

+over under sideways down You keep talking like that and you'll be in some dire straights my friend!

+Pat Diamond I saw him in Berkeley in September. It was a dream come true.

He's become one with it......

I have to disagree with Mark on "I'm not really doing it the way it's supposed to be done." he must have meant, they don't teach you how to be this good

Hi Joel! He is a great player for sure! However, he is 100% incorrect on that point. Using the Thumb on the high strings and fingers on the low strings has been done since the late 1800's. It's done constantly in every style of fingerpicking and has been taught to me by every finger picking instructor I have had. Not sure where he got the idea that it's not supposed to be done :O!

PolDee187 lol, i reckon

Barry Duggan he’s not saying that he’s as good as mark knofler- he’s saying that he knows the basics of finger picking. I’ve only been playing about a year or so and I knew exactly what he was talking about up until the last few complicated rhythms he talked about in the end. I’m sure there are plenty of more experienced players who could understand and play everything in this video.

@Larrivees Are Better than Martins & Gibson settle down sweet cheeks.

Mark has his own you-tube videos !!

Guitarists get confused because the left hand is doing the acrobatics and gets easily tired, as there are chords and riffs to be learned (not to mention solos). Classical guitarists develop an unbelievable agility to their right hands, which (according to Andres Segovia) is doing the 85% of the work. A mere presentation and a simple explanation of right-hand techniques in flamenco music is about 8 DVDs (16 hrs). It doesn't matter that these are different music styles; more or less, some right-hand techniques also apply in folk, rock, jazz, even metal. Those who invest in finger style are always rewarded!

I'm left handed so it was, supposedly, harder to learn. I know some people treat fingerpicking left handed as some sort of magic trick...which is great because if I botch something, they're les likely to notice. Haha.

It's uncommon but definitely not weird. For how long you've been playing, you have one up on probably 99% of people with the same amount of experience. The difference in the amount of guitarists that can only play with a pick to people who don't use one is huge. It's good to know both ways, of course. If you decide not to play with a pick all the time, I recommend still learning how to hold one because it'll make playing anything that needs a pick far easier by using your thumb and finger. That's how I do it, anyway. You might come up with your own way that's more comfortable.

I try to be multi-disciplinary in my playing, I reserve finger picking for my acoustic and the pick (mostly) for my electric. I've only been playing for just over a year though so I probably can't see the gap between the two as you can. Still as Mark said in his video, I really want to play, so it's coming along ^^.

phdfxwg Fischercat wise words.

She put her hand in his pocket He got a keepsake and a pick

Well...I suppose he could have reached into his pocket and pulled out his prick.

It takes a decade of dedication, but it really warms the soul so. Start today!

KZfaqr ,

Daniel B hehe🤗

*god

Knopflers Fucking Cool

I so agree!

indeed