Mark Knopfler on the book show

[sweetsurrender]

Love the acoustic version of song for Sonny. Actually love them all.

[Vesper]

Does anybody know this? Or am I late as always 

Anyway, very nice I think.

http://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php/topic,3954.0.html 

[marki]

Funnily enough, at 9:46 you can see Alan Clark in the back (and at 10:14 again).
Pity it's only the author's name on the cover of a book.

I guess that's as close as you'd see Alan Clark and MK
in the same room 

[superval99]

Funnily enough, at 9:46 you can see Alan Clark in the back (and at 10:14 again).
Pity it's only the author's name on the cover a book.

I guess that as close as you'd see Alan Clark and MK
in the same room 

LOL!   I suspect it's Alan Clark, the politician!   

[Lis]

This was wonderful -- thanks for sharing!!

And yes, Mark is very relaxed.  This setting seems to be a great fit for him.   

[Masiakasaurus]

Thanks for the link!

Well, he's one of the very few who can play songs originally arranged for electric instruments on an acoustic guitar and still keep it equally interesting. Just listening to his touch and melodic rythm is wonderful. For some reason there has been so many remakes of songs on acoustic guitars which people seem to go crazy about, and the result is almost always less interesting IMHO. But Mark surely pulls it off 

[LoveExpresso]

If he would ever do a tour without the band (and even without Guy) and sit on the stage with three or four guitars, I would go!

LE

[Masiakasaurus]

Absolutely!

...but I hope he keeps his band for a long time 

[Fletch]

It's funny people are saying he looks "relaxed", he looks like a fish out of water to me, especially with his need to talk and explain stuff during the songs. His missing the band talk during Bonaparte is quite telling, I get the impression he does not enjoy these mini performances. Although I agree with everyone, Mark sounds great doing these solo, the playing is superb, I wish he was relaxed enough to do this sort of thing.

[dmg]

It's funny people are saying he looks "relaxed", he looks like a fish out of water to me, especially with his need to talk and explain stuff during the songs. His missing the band talk during Bonaparte is quite telling, I get the impression he does not enjoy these mini performances. Although I agree with everyone, Mark sounds great doing these solo, the playing is superb, I wish he was relaxed enough to do this sort of thing.

Yes, he never looks relaxed playing acoustic; he isn't comfortable enough with his singing.

[holaknopfler]

It's funny people are saying he looks "relaxed", he looks like a fish out of water to me, especially with his need to talk and explain stuff during the songs. His missing the band talk during Bonaparte is quite telling, I get the impression he does not enjoy these mini performances. Although I agree with everyone, Mark sounds great doing these solo, the playing is superb, I wish he was relaxed enough to do this sort of thing.

Yes, he never looks relaxed playing acoustic; he isn't comfortable enough with his singing.

Agree, the Privateering presskit is a good example of that. I must say he looks a bit more relaxed in the life in songs docu, where he plays Romeo (yeah you can go now Pottel ). In general he doesn't like to have a camera pointed on him and someone behind the thing who says: Play something!

[LoveExpresso]

The Fish out of water picture is very strong and fits perfectly.

LE

[jbaent]

I just watched the dvd, very nice one Dusty, thank you very much, I enjoyed it a lot, specially Mariella Frostrup, she has something that catchs you, that voice, that smile, the way she talks... hypnotic!

[superval99]

The Fish out of water picture is very strong and fits perfectly.

LE

I loved it, but have to agree that MK didn't look very comfortable, especially when talking about the books, etc.  Just look at his hands, for example - I think they show just how uncomfortable he felt.  He seemed much more comfortable when playing, though and sounded wonderful!   

[LoveExpresso]

Yes after all those years standing in the frontlight, it is really strange and somehow sweet that he still has this nervous or humble "attacks". Makes him very human in a way

LE