A Mark In Time
Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: 11-54_Stringcheese on September 01, 2015, 11:44:12 AM
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What would Mark be doing today if
1) Dire Straits had not had a breakthrough early on (Sultans, hit, etc.)?
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2) Dire Straits had a breakthrough early on, but had not had the huge mid-80s success?
What do you think?
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What would Mark be doing today if
1) Dire Straits had not had a breakthrough early on (Sultans, hit, etc.)?
MK doing Soundtracks as a fulltime job.
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2) Dire Straits had a breakthrough early on, but had not had the huge mid-80s success?
MK doing Soundtracks as a fulltime job. :D I thnik he would the same, regardless of whatever had happend. He has a big ego and he would have found a spot where he could do his thing.
What do you think?
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Writing songs for the Duolian String Pickers! :lol
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Going out on a limb here... he has obviously always been compelled to write songs, and the story-telling style hasn't changed 'too' much. So without the mid 80s success I think there'd have been a continued DS with an ever changing lineup.
As for no Sultans success, he doesn't seem to have confidence or 'giving up' issues. This is the man that dictated to Chet what type of album they'd make, and sang Elvis next to Scotty Moore. Apart from maybe 'Twisting' has never wrote a song to be a hit, simply to have a hit. I think he'd still have endured, and carried on doing his guitar/songwriting 'thing'. If not sultans, another song breakout was inevitable with this kind of talent, one day. And the songwriting and guitar style is the key. Tommy Emmanuel is an example of incredible talent but no Great song, so very few care, the man still has a great day job though :)
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He would have been a bus conductor.
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He would have been a bus conductor.
On the number 19? ;)
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On the southbound bus. Is it the 19?
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On the southbound bus. Is it the 19?
In reality (out of interest):
From: Finsbury Park Interchange
To: Parkgate Road
https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/19/
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Yes, but it goes both ways! https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/19/?direction=inbound
OK, lets keep the southbound direction!
:wave
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He would of course be a scaffolder.
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OR A RAGPICKER