No Tour with the new album.

[ds1984]

That is just Mark being Mark

[Robson]

I must be a big weirdo, there is not one song from Mark I dislike, and I never skip one one of his songs, I find there is merit in every song, even if it's just the guitar or the lyrics.

Every song means something and was inspired by something. And often we don't know by what exactly. For instance, Mark refused to give away an inspiration for the "Trawlerman's Song", because he thought it would ruin the experience. So it was probably inspired by something extremely mundane. But still — inspired by something! So even if it's a song like "Hot Dog", it's still a song, a message, and is still perfectly recorded with this fabulous band. When the writer respects his work so much, you, in turn, respect it as a listener.

It's true

MK:

I like the way David Hockney talks about his painting, for example, and I try to be as simple and as direct as possible. But sometimes I find the more you try to explain certain songs, the more they can get away from you. And people want to make them their own, into something personal and private, and they do. It's one of the interesting things about it - it moves away from you and becomes theirs after a while. In 'The Trawlerman's Song', for instance, I'd want him to come from wherever in the world you want him to come from, so I wouldn't want to spoil it for you by saying where I got the idea.

[cannibals]

Guy has ruled out a new tour but something like a few concerts at the RAH is still possible i think if you see his answer about a that. Makes me wonder why he is sure about no tour but not about a few RAH gigs??

[jabbathehut]

All depends if travelling is the issue or playing live.The band would probably end up being slimmed down if he did maybe a short residency at rah.The logistics of them all being available for a couple of weeks at the same time would be immense.As for ticket prices .......Still i find it hard to believe he wouldn't be tempted to do some live shows.

[cannibals]

All depends if travelling is the issue or playing live.The band would probably end up being slimmed down if he did maybe a short residency at rah.The logistics of them all being available for a couple of weeks at the same time would be immense.As for ticket prices .......Still i find it hard to believe he wouldn't be tempted to do some live shows.

It's possible. Look at EC. But i know.... probably wil not happen.

[Robson]

I still it hard to believe that there will be no concerts.

Great version:

[K-alberto]

I still it hard to believe that there will be no concerts.

Great version:

Wonderful!!

[KnopfleRick]

I still it hard to believe that there will be no concerts.

Great version:

The boy can (still) play.    Fantastic!

[ds1984]

2005 was better
But no recording can really do justice to it.
For that you had to be right in front of Richard and experience the direct sound coming from his amp.
Something I will never forget man. 

[quizzaciously]

Imagine something like this but with MK:

[dustyvalentino]

Imagine something like this but with MK:

The chance of this happening died when MK walked away from fame.

Given how crappy fame is, I think he can reasonably say he made the correct decision.

[Robson]

Paul Simon is a little embarrassed. I can't imagine MK:)

[dustyvalentino]

Paul Simon is a little embarrassed. I can't imagine MK:)

Not quite as embarrassed as Sting!

[Robson]

"The chance of this happening died when MK walked away from fame"

It's true. Mark fled to his niche.

[quizzaciously]

Yeah, I agree that it won't happen, it's interesting to think about the setlist though. Because Mark has SO many great songs, it's a tall order.

Just to think some artists would finally assemble together and realise how many great songs MK wrote. On par, or even more than Simon!