I'm 34, born in Norway, but now live ... somewhere else.
I was heavily into Dire Straits in my teens, and I remember being pretty much out of sync with everyone else in my class, who listened primarily to the charts. I loved the music of Dire Straits, but the main reason I got hooked on them and Mark Knopfler was because of Mark's fantastic guitar playing. His style and tone really hit home with me and made me appreciate tasteful and economical playing before flash and speed.
From being a DS-and-MK-only guy, I have since broadened my musical horizon (jazz, bluegrass, cuban, celtic, classical, etc.), and today I'm really not more than a casual fan. As I have mentioned in other threads, I find a lot of Mark's music these days very boring. Nevertheless, there is still something about MK and his playing that I find really unique and that I admire a lot. So, I am still sticking around to see what's coming up next, hoping that something exciting will emerge
I've actually never been to any of his concerts, because when I was really into him, I didn't have the opportunity, and now that I have the opportunity, I'm, well, not that into him. Plus I'm not much a concert goer anyway - can't stand other people chatting and whistling and waiving cameras and phones around (last time I was at concert was at a Tommy Emmanuel concert in 2006 and a David Grisman concert in Carmel, California in 2003
, both of which were outstanding listening experiences).
Man, did I write all that ...? Sorry for the logorrhea.
