In a very relaxed and conversational interview Mark Knopfler takes us through the stages of his evolving acoustic style, from strumming to finger picking.
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@michaelelliott12122 жыл бұрын
The gift isn't having the talent. The gift is having a desire to play/get better.
@johnmiller213210 жыл бұрын
The fact that he's not playing "the way it's meant to be done", as he says, is what makes him one of the best guitarists in my opinion. It makes him stand out with a unique style
@superfluppe5 жыл бұрын
That's right ! Every guitarist worth mentioning doesn't play "the way it's meant to be done". You can't be innovative or become an artist if you stick to the teacher's rule.
@tokiyakillsinsight1602 жыл бұрын
My experience, play whatever is most comfortable for you
@Gilmour312 жыл бұрын
If only Mark was my guitar teacher...He seems so relaxed and so patient with the learning process its amazing to me!!Thank for the music sir!!!
@stgodards7 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most enjoyable interview with a musician I've ever watched. He cuts through all the BS and makes it so relatable.
@stonethecrow805 жыл бұрын
James Whelan I agree, but what actually BS means?
@karlfarren5 жыл бұрын
@@stonethecrow80 BS = bullshit
@-l-segret9554 Жыл бұрын
@@stonethecrow80bullshit
@2beinteresting4 ай бұрын
Knopfler was a teacher, so that makes sense.
@TheAxelrod12 жыл бұрын
i love how he starts the sentence with words and finishes with notes..
@jasper_north3 жыл бұрын
And then says; you know
@kiwitihi46068 ай бұрын
@@jasper_north and then he says; "the pick is really the biggest amplifier that there is." 🤣
@yootubebill111 жыл бұрын
Wish I had youtube 45 years ago when starting to play guitar. This sort of video is a real help to youngsters starting to learn. Who better to watch than Mark as well, proving that you don,t have to thrash yer axe to be cool!
@naasdyksterhuis64962 жыл бұрын
Me to,
@jasper_north2 ай бұрын
Yes. Same here
@xyhmo7 жыл бұрын
I wonder how often he sits down and plays some great improvisation and just goes "fuck yeah, im mark knopfler, this shit is brilliant." I'm mean why not, that shit's brilliant, and he's mark knopfler.
@sunonthewindow12 жыл бұрын
He could make an album of just him playing around on an acoustic and I'd still listen to it a thousand times.
@erichemard70667 жыл бұрын
Ive watched countless videos of Mr. Knopfler's interviews and courses, and it never ceases to amaze me the look in his eyes when he gets into the zone (3:29)he just stares through the interviewer. Almost like he shuts out the world around him and pulls each note from his soul...simply amazing.
@knopfler72010 жыл бұрын
My only wish before I die is to have a guitar lesson with Mark Knopfler.
@phreak7615 жыл бұрын
@@jasper_north Yes.
@Mcqlfc2 жыл бұрын
Simply one of the best guitarists ever. So unique and a great songwriter!
@sudhindrakopalle7071 Жыл бұрын
It is magical how some of the most fascinating melodies just leap out of the instrument just as he is discussing the weather and the coffee.
@somatder12 жыл бұрын
"you gotta really wanna be able to play" Quoted for the truth. That is pretty much the single most important thing when trying to learn to play an instrument. Without motivation...no way
@jasper_north2 ай бұрын
True!!!
@JohnMcintosh-dm1gn14 күн бұрын
This is where I'm at, I've developed an obsession with the guitar. I'm even dreaming about it and I'm practising every day, it's so absorbing. Am I any good? No! 😂 But I enjoy the process.
@jasper_north13 күн бұрын
@@JohnMcintosh-dm1gn Lovely.. do not stop
@GonnyParson2 жыл бұрын
Always loved the creativity of this man. He's a real genius.
@rosendosolesainz50592 жыл бұрын
AMAZING. ANY ACCORD, ANY SCALE, ANY RYTHM...WITHOUT THINKING (NOW) ...ONLY PLAYING IT. 💎💡✌🍀👏
@DeltaJazzUK2 жыл бұрын
At around 4-5 minutes Mark demonstrates some blues fingerpicking. He does it so beautifully I wish he'd do it more often often - it's not easy to play that style so fluently as he does here, believe me, I've spent years trying!
@sebastiansullivan47706 ай бұрын
Yes
@hixxstar12 жыл бұрын
never seen knofler enjoying himself so much !... showing he is more than just a pop/rock player he has a true talent to play just classic blues/bluegrass style... which is nice.
@TheKirkwylde11 жыл бұрын
A true master. And a great guy. Long may he live!!!
@danielvirag38267 жыл бұрын
Mark Knopfler is the best guitarist, song writer, solo guitarits in the whole entire World. Its for sure.
@ButterBallTheOpossum3 жыл бұрын
No. The best guitarist in the world is a guy named Guthrie Govan
@PedroMiguel-qd5mo2 жыл бұрын
@@ButterBallTheOpossum David Gilmour and Knopfler would make a great team together.
@michaelroche5744 Жыл бұрын
Knopfler is no.1
@actlloyd10 ай бұрын
He's very good. But Richard Thompson, Peter Case, and Dave Alvin are all equally great.
@RichieBullock11 жыл бұрын
i love how most well known guitarists own hundreds of guitars, and probably have never played some of them. but mark owns just 10 or so by the looks of it, because each one means something to him. this guy is just awesome on so many levels !
@grumpygroman10 жыл бұрын
This man is the holy grail!
@berherbi12 жыл бұрын
i was working in hammersmith london, marks studio is in chiswick. i met him once at the bar in royal albert hall . he is so modest , he talks about his guitar playing as a normal thing....what a fucking modest man. butr he is a genius..what can is say...
@pawel11512 жыл бұрын
he seems like a really nice fella loves his music
@jackchrist599811 жыл бұрын
Falling asleep playing.Says it all really,you can only admire the dedication.
@MartiniTyran11 жыл бұрын
the last minute is THE key to his style: the THUMB is used on ALL strings if needed...there are plenty of parts in "sultans of swing" that seem kind of unplayable first if u don't know that you're supposed to use a "wrong" finger...i'm trying to play that song now since a month or more but the final breakthrough came in the last couple of days because i checked this.
@firdausHITMAN12 жыл бұрын
The man is a Guitar God - yet so humble. God Bless you Mark
@leopard36cat Жыл бұрын
A lesson from the Best, thank you Mark.
@buddhastaxi66612 жыл бұрын
could watch and listen this great and humble man all day ..
@narnyslip12 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha!!! "A pick, hang on i've got one somewhere" Clasic!!!!
@snip8411 жыл бұрын
"you start somewhere and you end up somewhere else". anyone should put this on his wall as a motivation sentence.
@erlpen201611 жыл бұрын
what an incredible artist...and he keeps on giving..i like this kind of video, i wish the other famous artists would talk about how they learned how to play their instruments...and actually show it in their instruments..
@bobmiller93134 ай бұрын
I love his finger pickin. That sets him apart from strummers. Hes a class act all the way
@snip8411 жыл бұрын
lol 4:35 "and hen..."and then he goes"...hehe. cant stop playn. i cant stop watching...hes clearly guitar addicted. perfect!
@marklowe7431 Жыл бұрын
I've never seen an artist make something so difficult look so easy.
@stormwing26147 жыл бұрын
The man is an inspiration and not just to play guitar... he's right that to do anything well, you need to want it. A legend.
@johninnz3 жыл бұрын
What a legend, love to meet him.
@kevinbecker4455 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for taking your time and explaining it well KGB
@buddyrichrocks11 жыл бұрын
thanks for the upload. this guys is musican, songwriter, lyricist all one in one. Oh...and yes, i totally agree how grounded he seems!
@Crackers254911 жыл бұрын
One of the best and most enjoyable to listen to!...AND very underrated!
@AstronautSpaceCake9 жыл бұрын
glad i stumbled across this video :D
@PpuffdiddleydangdoofАй бұрын
My brother interviewed Mark Knopfler and said he was the nicest guy he ever interviewed. If I were Knopfler, I fear I wouldn't be a nice guy. If I had been an international superstar since the 70s, had a gazillion dollars and was a world class musician, I'd probably be telling EVERYONE...loudly. Think Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack loud. Think drunk Homer Simpson loud. Respect Mark.
@billstetler67692 жыл бұрын
What a neat humble guy . Wish him the very best
@michaelm4464 Жыл бұрын
I'm just amazed Mark owns a pick.
@QuistJam11 жыл бұрын
brilliant this. Thank you
@8DoverNJ8 жыл бұрын
Great post! Nice to get some perspective from one of the greatest guitarists ever!
@RackwitzG7 жыл бұрын
Cool to know he's started like most all of us who taught themselves - chord book and a pick. Too bad I didn't manage to get where he is today. :-)
@quintino4811 жыл бұрын
very good examples of playing many kinds of music.mark is a master !!!
@dakotahstr2 жыл бұрын
He anchors down. Like all the greats
@buddhastaxi66612 жыл бұрын
working class attitude to learning a trade except he heard the pathways the melodies sang to him and with conviction he followed that muse inspired journey, very true ...grounded, lacks hubris, born to make music and not just want to play on MTV
@firdausHITMAN12 жыл бұрын
A real living legend
@johnnyguitar1086 жыл бұрын
In a world without guitar picks this man is number one... these so called greats would be lost trying to keep up with marks fingers.
@CT25079 жыл бұрын
what i'd really like to know and what i never hear any interviewer ask is, how did Mark come up with the harmonies that he is so famous for? everything he does sounds very melodious, and yet have a distinct Mark Knopfler ring to them. since he is practically self taught, i find that quite an amazing feat.
@DevilsAdvocateofnazareth9 жыл бұрын
You can't really answer that. No-one could.
@CT25079 жыл бұрын
Devils Advocate only Knopfler can answer that. at least he should be asked the question. i never see anyone asking him.
@DevilsAdvocateofnazareth9 жыл бұрын
***** how do writers answer the question? it's always fucking vague and unsatisfying; it's the same principle with guitarists.
@CT25079 жыл бұрын
Devils Advocate its not difficult to answer. if Knopfler was asked, how did u learn to come up with such catching and melodic licks? did u study certain scales for that? were u inspired by certain musicians. did u go for it consciously or did it evolve naturally?...and so on. im sure Knopfler would come up with a useful answer. he did touch upon it in one video during a masterclass, when he told one student during improvising: ok - now u should end that phrase. i know there is something in u that wants to keep going, keep building on that phrase, but u should end it and move on to the next. think about making shorter phrases and end them... or something like that.
@DevilsAdvocateofnazareth9 жыл бұрын
***** well one of his main and most obvious influences was JJ Cale, and probably Chet Atkins as well. I'd also recommend looking around Freddie, Albert & BB king.
@oquemaur12 жыл бұрын
Love the way he starts by using words to explain how he plays and then just...and like...... on the top string like... with a bit of a ..... kind of............play it mate!!
@kevinburns57625 жыл бұрын
If he sticks in at that, he might get a job doing it one day
@elton931812 жыл бұрын
Living legend
@Sakaton018 жыл бұрын
As a person that is trying to learn some guitar basics and big knopfler fan this video is really helpful with starting to play fingerstyle, it's harder than i thought. Being lefthanded is not helping too much.. but hey mark was also a leftie :)
@AlexStorkMusic13 жыл бұрын
Legend!
@sebastiaankusters12 жыл бұрын
Knopfler: You know. everybody else in the room: nope we do not
@JDoubleOP12 жыл бұрын
This fella is so down to earth....10 STAR
@theorangefella12 жыл бұрын
I am officially at the ''singing nun'' level of guitar playing lol
@kennethfurlong8922 Жыл бұрын
its strnage how any stephen foster song seems to lay well and i can play the melodies instantly !!! how about my old kentucky home love to hear mark try that
@RPGuitarRP11 жыл бұрын
This guy gets so much versatility out of that guitar. Genius.
@sacitmanav11 жыл бұрын
there is a guitar bottom of the window red one Mark knopfler's first guitar..
@CooManTunes11 жыл бұрын
One of my absolute heroes.
@HavendaleBlvd806 жыл бұрын
Legend.
@lanacampbell-moore66863 жыл бұрын
Best Ever!🎸❤
@SeamusMcMichael11 жыл бұрын
Outstanding playing
@michaelroche5744 Жыл бұрын
Legend
@WalterFragoso11 жыл бұрын
Mark "The Best" Knopfler...
@parttroll112 жыл бұрын
I remember battling with an open C chord when I first started playing. Good to hear Mark saying this but boy did he become a great player with his own signature sound and style.
@duarthneves453710 жыл бұрын
the pick is hard to find!!!!!!! LOOLLLLLLLLL
@kennethfurlong8922 Жыл бұрын
its so funny how the old music folk sourcebook credits players like mosie rader or merle travis with this style but ,,everyone plays it diffrently its an alternating pattern then stick with it for 10 more years and when you get tipped its amazing
@NoirRobert12 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for him to say Mississippi John Hurt. That was my first style and I play finger style.
@Marveh12 жыл бұрын
I started playing flamenco fortunately :)
@dabell1212 жыл бұрын
He is a Living legend. best guitar finger player that i Know, Paco de Lucia is another excellent finger player [other style of course, but great technique] .I could be wrong
@abdelhamidlabsir85748 жыл бұрын
he has some rightness in his playing . as blind blake said , that will never happen again ,, but it is with Mark hhh /
@pn883011 жыл бұрын
Nice video. This is a really cool guitar. I just got the same guitar but made by Hondo. Original pickups, just like yours, very nice sound.
@66guitaROB11 жыл бұрын
A TRUE LEGEND !!! Mark 4 ever...!!!
@onnie9summers12 жыл бұрын
4;52 amazing!
@EquinoxOfTheGods11 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@flylippfantom8425 Жыл бұрын
Finger picking and hybrids picking is the way to be.
@thelonewolf83332 жыл бұрын
I came here while trying to learn Neon by John Mayer. You can see where Mayer gets his influence with his claw picking technique
@steve174 жыл бұрын
"You know..." -Mark Knopfler
@antoncarlsson76828 жыл бұрын
How could "Rolling stone" rank him 27?
@borskilad7 жыл бұрын
I agree, but screw what a magazine says
@GaryR556 жыл бұрын
Anton Carlsson Maybe it's the grey hair and bald head? ;)
@jasper_north5 жыл бұрын
Anton Carlsson yeah he is much older...
@arisrock64814 жыл бұрын
He is one of the best
@sercastamere9853 Жыл бұрын
Because Rolling Stone is a trash-rag from a bygone era of Journalist idolization.
@10crys105 жыл бұрын
5:13 .....5 seconds of magic
@dominiquedoeslife2 жыл бұрын
His riffs here sound like a John Prine song, and it’s beautiful.
@randyrhoadshimself12 жыл бұрын
OMG! He played with a pick :O
@paulyoung4781 Жыл бұрын
A true scotsman!!!
@guitarreilly12 жыл бұрын
great technique
@shamsky0112 жыл бұрын
thought I heard "Freight Train" at 3:29
@85antoniosalazar12 жыл бұрын
Oh my god he played freight train!!
@michaelvarney.2 жыл бұрын
The pick shredder lays on the ground, bleeding out. Mark stands over him, looks down and says: "Said I never had much use for a pick... never said I didn't know how to use one."
@GuilainMusic12 жыл бұрын
thanks man!
@zero1fifty86 жыл бұрын
You can almost visualize the notes and melodies when he's staring at you while he plays LOL!!
@ronatholl12 жыл бұрын
kin brilliant
@ButterBallTheOpossum3 жыл бұрын
I never knew he was British. When he sings he sounds so American
@TheCrimsonrey12 жыл бұрын
that's the way how a true artist should be
@bobbymcloughlin34522 жыл бұрын
2:01, 2:02 Four Beats to the Bar
@huiledenoix80144 жыл бұрын
Learning from chordbooks ?? So he's a true actual autodidact... A very impressive man.