Mark Knopfler is not only a divine guitarist but also an authentic poet and supreme songwriter. Sailing to Philadelphia is a masterpiece for music and lyrics. Thanks Brian, beautiful interview.
I have not always been the biggest AC/DC fan, but when I see Brian Johnson as touched and moved by Mark Knopfler’s music as I am I can’t help but smile.
I love and admire Mark Knopfler. On Brian - I was lucky as 16 year old kid to have backstage passes to see AC/DC in Glasgow and was then and still am now a huge fan. He treated me like royalty and was so kind and generous with his time to that skinny kid and gave me a beating on the space invaders machine in the bar area at the old Glasgow Apollo, as we left the venue! A more lovely and genuine man you could never wish to meet. All these years later, thank you Brian. Still my hero. 💙❤️
Lads, please do an album of duets. Just be yourselves, just like this. You simply radiate the most warmly affirming of emotions. Thanks for doing these, Brian. Just love it.
So many of Mark Knopfler's tunes are stories set to music. From the first Dire Straits album and through his entire career he told stories, while playing some of the most wonderful guitar I've ever heard. ;-)
Knopfler is not only one of the greatest guitarist of human history, I think he's a complete guitarist...I mean he can play all different kinds of guitars with total perfection with an unique style....but he also was and still is one of the greatest poets in music history. Just the way he writes, the way he sings, those beautiful and amazing licks he always does playing any guitar with his fingers. Mark Knopfler is the full package with any guitar on his hands. God bless Knopler's right thumb.
Mark Knopfler is above all a great songwriter. He has received a lot of attention for his virtuosity on the guitar, and rightfully so, but his lyrics and compositions put him in the company of people like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and James Taylor. My personal favorite is his Shanrgi-La album. It's really grown on me over the years - and I still regularly listen in the car or when working.
Mark Knopfler plays Sailing To Philadelphia live for Brian Johnson
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Mark plays and deconstructs his song 'Sailing To Philadelphia' from the album of the same name, his second solo album.