The Quiet Man

[Robson]

Mark is a really mysterious guy. He could have made more noise and publicity, and he muted everything. He muted Dire Straits. There was never an official end to DS's career. He was not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He muted his last tour. He didn't call it a farewell tour, although he mentioned that these were his last concerts, but if he wanted to, he would have called it a farewell tour, like Fish and many others. But not Mark. Again, he did it his way and against the prevailing trends. I like this. But it also amazes .
Sometimes I think we don't know Mark Knopfler at all.

[quizzaciously]

Mysterious is the word that describes somebody who actively wants to be perceived as mysterious, Mark just wants to be private and successful. All we need to know is that he is cool. Everything he does is cool (give me an example of something he's done that's NOT cool, human relations aside). It's a very rare and very special breed of people, the ones I have a very deep affection towards. They know what they want, they respect their talent, they stay humble and grounded at all times, and they work hard. Mark deserves to be knighted more than anyone. Hopefully, one day, he'll get this recognition for a lifetime of being cool.

[Robson]

Mysterious is the word that describes somebody who actively wants to be perceived as mysterious, Mark just wants to be private and successful. All we need to know is that he is cool. Everything he does is cool (give me an example of something he's done that's NOT cool, human relations aside). It's a very rare and very special breed of people, the ones I have a very deep affection towards. They know what they want, they respect their talent, they stay humble and grounded at all times, and they work hard. Mark deserves to be knighted more than anyone. Hopefully, one day, he'll get this recognition for a lifetime of being cool.

I completely agree.

[peterromer]

Mysterious is the word that describes somebody who actively wants to be perceived as mysterious, Mark just wants to be private and successful. All we need to know is that he is cool. Everything he does is cool (give me an example of something he's done that's NOT cool, human relations aside). It's a very rare and very special breed of people, the ones I have a very deep affection towards. They know what they want, they respect their talent, they stay humble and grounded at all times, and they work hard. Mark deserves to be knighted more than anyone. Hopefully, one day, he'll get this recognition for a lifetime of being cool.

Everything he does is cool ??
Do you know the man personally. I guess you have no clue how he is as a father, partner, family member, friend, boss, colleague.

I would say he is my musical hero, he (among others) set the music to my teenage years in the 80´es. Followed him ever since.
But to say everything the man does is cool, wow. Any of your musical hero´s could be cool then. You have no idea what is going on behind the curtains.     

[quizzaciously]

Mysterious is the word that describes somebody who actively wants to be perceived as mysterious, Mark just wants to be private and successful. All we need to know is that he is cool. Everything he does is cool (give me an example of something he's done that's NOT cool, human relations aside). It's a very rare and very special breed of people, the ones I have a very deep affection towards. They know what they want, they respect their talent, they stay humble and grounded at all times, and they work hard. Mark deserves to be knighted more than anyone. Hopefully, one day, he'll get this recognition for a lifetime of being cool.

Everything he does is cool ??
Do you know the man personally. I guess you have no clue how he is as a father, partner, family member, friend, boss, colleague.

I would say he is my musical hero, he (among others) set the music to my teenage years in the 80´es. Followed him ever since.
But to say everything the man does is cool, wow. Any of your musical hero´s could be cool then. You have no idea what is going on behind the curtains.   

Ah, the classic "You need to be a professional chef to gauge the quality of food in a restaurant". Why should I care about what happens behind the scenes? Why do I need to know somebody personally? I have enough clues and life experience to come to my conclusions, and 99% of people who worked with MK talk favourably about him, saying he's generous, creative, modest and professional, and only a few people ever said he's an asshole, and we know only one side of the story (theirs).

There are many "cool" famous people in the world. It's simply about being professional and consistent, avoiding scandals and drama, doing what you want, using your fame and power well, living a full life, and all these things. As the original poster said, Mark had a lot of opportunities to ride on the wave of trends and/or exploit his own limitations to make more money and be more famous, but he chose not to. And this, to me, is the very definition of being cool.

[peterromer]

Mysterious is the word that describes somebody who actively wants to be perceived as mysterious, Mark just wants to be private and successful. All we need to know is that he is cool. Everything he does is cool (give me an example of something he's done that's NOT cool, human relations aside). It's a very rare and very special breed of people, the ones I have a very deep affection towards. They know what they want, they respect their talent, they stay humble and grounded at all times, and they work hard. Mark deserves to be knighted more than anyone. Hopefully, one day, he'll get this recognition for a lifetime of being cool.

Everything he does is cool ??
Do you know the man personally. I guess you have no clue how he is as a father, partner, family member, friend, boss, colleague.

I would say he is my musical hero, he (among others) set the music to my teenage years in the 80´es. Followed him ever since.
But to say everything the man does is cool, wow. Any of your musical hero´s could be cool then. You have no idea what is going on behind the curtains.   

Ah, the classic "You need to be a professional chef to gauge the quality of food in a restaurant". Why should I care about what happens behind the scenes? Why do I need to know somebody personally? I have enough clues and life experience to come to my conclusions, and 99% of people who worked with MK talk favourably about him, saying he's generous, creative, modest and professional, and only a few people ever said he's an asshole, and we know only one side of the story (theirs).

There are many "cool" famous people in the world. It's simply about being professional and consistent, avoiding scandals and drama, doing what you want, using your fame and power well, living a full life, and all these things. As the original poster said, Mark had a lot of opportunities to ride on the wave of trends and/or exploit his own limitations to make more money and be more famous, but he chose not to. And this, to me, is the very definition of being cool.

Because you cannot state everything he does is cool simply because you dont know the guy. Its a fact. To compare it to food in a restaurant is ridiculous.       

[quizzaciously]

Now I regret I wrote something on AMIT again.

[Robson]

I regret starting this thread 

[Love Expresso]

Quizzy excluded personal human relations and talked about him as an artist and musician being cool. Peterromer just had a bad day at the office obviously to come up with such a toxic reply. Of course Quizzy can state that everything MK does is cool. It's an opinion, facts have nothing to do with it. So Peterromer come on, you can do better! You write here very rarely. Is Quizzy triggering you that much? Please read his post again, I can't find anything in it that deserves such a heavy reply.

Just for the record, I also do not think that everything MK does is cool. (Whisky/Gin endorsement, using Kemper, not trying to make peace with David, writing Terminal Tribute To ... ) But my opinion is as valid as yours or Quizzy's. No need to attack me or him. Greetings!

LE

[rmarques821]

Quizzy excluded personal human relations and talked about him as an artist and musician being cool. Peterromer just had a bad day at the office obviously to come up with such a toxic reply. Of course Quizzy can state that everything MK does is cool. It's an opinion, facts have nothing to do with it. So Peterromer come on, you can do better! You write here very rarely. Is Quizzy triggering you that much? Please read his post again, I can't find anything in it that deserves such a heavy reply.

Just for the record, I also do not think that everything MK does is cool. (Whisky/Gin endorsement, using Kemper, not trying to make peace with David, writing Terminal Tribute To ... ) But my opinion is as valid as yours or Quizzy's. No need to attack me or him. Greetings!

LE

What's wrong with whisky/gin endorsement really? I bought ten bottles of his Portobello gin.
Would love to know which kind of whisky MK drinks on a cold, rainy saturday night. He seems like a Lagavulin 16 kind of guy.

[peterromer]

Quizzy excluded personal human relations and talked about him as an artist and musician being cool. Peterromer just had a bad day at the office obviously to come up with such a toxic reply. Of course Quizzy can state that everything MK does is cool. It's an opinion, facts have nothing to do with it. So Peterromer come on, you can do better! You write here very rarely. Is Quizzy triggering you that much? Please read his post again, I can't find anything in it that deserves such a heavy reply.

Just for the record, I also do not think that everything MK does is cool. (Whisky/Gin endorsement, using Kemper, not trying to make peace with David, writing Terminal Tribute To ... ) But my opinion is as valid as yours or Quizzy's. No need to attack me or him. Greetings!

LE

I am not having a bad day LE, and clearly yes all opinions are valid, that is not what I am saying. I just cannot see the logic behind claiming that all MK is doing is cool because we dont know.       

[Love Expresso]

Quizzy excluded personal human relations and talked about him as an artist and musician being cool. Peterromer just had a bad day at the office obviously to come up with such a toxic reply. Of course Quizzy can state that everything MK does is cool. It's an opinion, facts have nothing to do with it. So Peterromer come on, you can do better! You write here very rarely. Is Quizzy triggering you that much? Please read his post again, I can't find anything in it that deserves such a heavy reply.

Just for the record, I also do not think that everything MK does is cool. (Whisky/Gin endorsement, using Kemper, not trying to make peace with David, writing Terminal Tribute To ... ) But my opinion is as valid as yours or Quizzy's. No need to attack me or him. Greetings!

LE

What's wrong with whisky/gin endorsement really? I bought ten bottles of his Portobello gin.
Would love to know which kind of whisky MK drinks on a cold, rainy saturday night. He seems like a Lagavulin 16 kind of guy.

Again, nothing wrong with it, just to me, it's not "cool" (maybe because I don't drink). I was just surprised to see him doing it and had not expected it. Cheers!   

LE

[stratmad]

When did he endorse whisky, except for the end-of-tour tea joke?

[rmarques821]

When did he endorse whisky, except for the end-of-tour tea joke?

I don't know, but I would love to.
All I know is that he used to drink a lot of whiskey with Bob Dylan when he was living in NYC. Or maybe LE is referring to the fact that a lot of his songs have references to whiskey, but I don't see how that could be an endorsement.

[hunter v2.0]

I'm looking at Mark from the perspective of one who once was a die-hard fan and today barely listens to his music. When I compare him with other artists of his stature and caliber, I think there's nothing particularly mysterious about Mark. He's a private man who doesn't like much public attention, but the same goes for tons of other artists as well. Dylan is mysterious, but not Mark. And as for cool, it's probably the last thing I'd say to describe Mark. He goes his own way, ignores trends, but does that make him particularly cool? Not in my book.