Mark on BBC TV Breakfast programme this morning.

[holaknopfler]

Thank you!
Don‘t you sometimes feel that you could do these interviews too!?

Would love that. I have the same feeling. I have enough questions 

[KnopfleRick]

Thanks for sharing.  Enjoyed watching it.

[stratmad]

Thank you!
Don‘t you sometimes feel that you could do these interviews too!?

Well, many of them are predictable these days, you're right. But then the questions aren't exactly innovative either, and it was six o'clock in the morning
As far as I'm concerned, I'm just happy to see him. He might just as well be reading out the telephone book, and I'd still enjoy listening. :-)

[Robson]

Thank you for the video:)

[Pottel]

Always nice but same old stuff for us get a lifers.

Except for the fascinating revelation that MK has a weather app on his phone that he checks regularly, wow!

Still, a nice long segment as these things go and good on MK for going all the way to Manchester to do it, he seems serious about promoting this new record.

needs more effort now that he will not tour...

[dustyvalentino]

Thank you!
Don‘t you sometimes feel that you could do these interviews too!?

Not as easy as it looks.

These guys have to interview a wide range of people, musicians, actors, politicians, "ordinary" people etc AND make it accessible to a wide audience who probably have no idea who the subject is.

So you probably think you could make a more interesting interview with MK by asking him what pickup he used on Single Handed Sailor, but could you read the news without stumbling five minutes later then grill the UK health minister on operation waiting times?!

[Pottel]

Thank you!
Don‘t you sometimes feel that you could do these interviews too!?

Not as easy as it looks.

These guys have to interview a wide range of people, musicians, actors, politicians, "ordinary" people etc AND make it accessible to a wide audience who probably have no idea who the subject is.

So you probably think you could make a more interesting interview with MK by asking him what pickup he used on Single Handed Sailor, but could you read the news without stumbling five minutes later then grill the UK health minister on operation waiting times?!

also their audience is not the least interested in pickups, unless they're F150's

[hunter v2.0]

For the type of setting and audience in question, I thought this was a pretty nice interview. Nothing new here for us of course, but it's just nice to see Mark.

[Robson]

For the type of setting and audience in question, I thought this was a pretty nice interview. Nothing new here for us of course, but it's just nice to see Mark.

I think exactly the same.

[JF]

Thank you!
Don‘t you sometimes feel that you could do these interviews too!?

Not as easy as it looks.

These guys have to interview a wide range of people, musicians, actors, politicians, "ordinary" people etc AND make it accessible to a wide audience who probably have no idea who the subject is.

So you probably think you could make a more interesting interview with MK by asking him what pickup he used on Single Handed Sailor, but could you read the news without stumbling five minutes later then grill the UK health minister on operation waiting times?!

exactly

I write for both my personnal blog and the generalist media franceinfo. And I made several interviews too.

Of course, I don't write the same things wether it's on my blog and I know that die hard fans will read it, or on a global media that people read but are not interested in details like we are.

When I published my article about DS live boxset, my chief said it was  alittle bit to much "detailed" for a large audience...
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/rock/un-coffret-live-de-dire-straits-le-groupe-culte-des-annees-80-des-pepites-mais-aussi-des-imperfections_6183117.html


some years ago, I  had the chance to discuss during 1 hour with Paul Personne, a french bluesman. The interview was for franceinfo.
we talked about his new album, and about guitars and gear

In the article, I put his "general" answers about the album, lyrics, news, etc...
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/chanson-francaise/funambule-de-paul-personne-regard-acerbe-et-melancolique-sur-le-monde_3457941.html


And on a YT video I put his techncial answers about guitars... which was intended for guitar-freaks



Both publications had different audiences and that was fine

[Kris-b]

I think I got my question wrong, I meant I know many of Mark’s answers before he himself replies.

And I really enjoy seeing all these interviews!

[Knopflerfan]

For the type of setting and audience in question, I thought this was a pretty nice interview. Nothing new here for us of course, but it's just nice to see Mark.

I think exactly the same.

+1

[Rolo]

Soon this topic was up, i would ask if Mark was wearing his all-blue outfit.
Maybe his outfit will last longer more than his DS era belt.

#humor #blueoutfit

[Knopflerfan]

The dick of an interviewer pressing MK for a dire straits one off gig - shut up.....

[Knopflerfan]

Thank you for the video:)

+1 - great to see