The Quiet Man

[stratmad]

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.

pretty sure he is a Yamazaki kind of guy
Japanese Whisky for life!
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10 bottles?  So that's why the stuff is sold out now! 
I'm sure he loves Japanese things, especially those that come on two wheels.🏍

[rmarques821]

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.

pretty sure he is a Yamazaki kind of guy
Japanese Whisky for life!

10 bottles?  So that's why the stuff is sold out now! 
I'm sure he loves Japanese things, especially those that come on two wheels.🏍
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I don't know if it was 10, but certainly 6 or 7 I did.
It's not sold out, you can buy it on the Portobello Road website.

[Singlehandedsailor93]

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.

I THINK you are from the UK like I am? If so you are probably a bit bemused to see MK described as "cool".

MK and DS were never "cool" here. Quite the opposite in fact. A lot of this was down to journos who were/are musical snobs, but I still find it amusing.

Ironically, DS maybe is quite cool now with young people who discover it on Spotify and don't have the 80s yuppie baggage.

You are absolutely right about this! Ds is very cool with the younger generation! I'm born in 93 and all my friends loves ds! Ive seem Ds become very popular on tiktok these days with the gen-z generation and such! I am aware of the fact that ds got a bed rep in the 80s after BIA got huge! But it seems like ds is viewed in a different way these days and have gotten a big young fanbase because of stuff like tiktok etc. They deserve to be regarded as the amazing band they were and MK as the great musician he is and in my book ds and also MK are "cool"😊

[dustyvalentino]

Good to hear!

[stratmad]

You are absolutely right about this! Ds is very cool with the younger generation! I'm born in 93 and all my friends loves ds! Ive seem Ds become very popular on tiktok these days with the gen-z generation and such! I am aware of the fact that ds got a bed rep in the 80s after BIA got huge! But it seems like ds is viewed in a different way these days and have gotten a big young fanbase because of stuff like tiktok etc. They deserve to be regarded as the amazing band they were and MK as the great musician he is and in my book ds and also MK are "cool"😊

Wow, that's amazing! It's gen-z that is becoming more and more mysterious. You never know what they'll come up with next. Rollerskates, walkmen + tape - all the things we worked so hard to get rid of!

[qjamesfloyd]

I am in the UK and I remember that time when you were looking for a cool band, the last place you would look it Dire Straits!! successful, yes, cool no, not that being cool ever bothered me, it doesn't mean anything anyway. To me, Mark has the best of everything, incredibly successful, well respected by others in the music industry and can maintain a private and low key personal life, and add to that, the fact he is very rich. Maybe he is cool after all

[wayaman]

https://youtu.be/foOXPds9-zM?si=szosbKwn21gndQc8

[quizzaciously]

I think I just used the wrong word. "Class" might be a better one than "cool"? As in class act?

Using Kemper might not be cool to someone, but giving a huge middle finger to the snob community and having enough courage to defy all expectations was a pretty classy move in my book. If it's good enough, why bother? I marvel at the outrage this decision generated.

My only wish would be for Mark to use cheap guitars more often, but apparently, that would not be classy or cool. The absence of cheaper signature guitars is one of the things I hate about MK, but the ones he produced are undeniably cool, classy and expensive AF.

Terminal Of Tribute To was also quite a subtle one. He said absolutely nothing about the matter except for releasing this song, and even so, it's a bonus track virtually only die-hards know about, and he recycled the melody and chords for a "proper" song later on anyway. Never said anything about it since. So nobody cares!

If there's something I hate, it is generalisation. Not everything MK does is cool or classy, but damn, the vast majority of things he's done (of which the vast majority is either recording music or playing music) certainly are classy and cool. I'm talking about music

[KnopfleRick]

Why not use the word cool?
For me Mark Knopfler is the coolest guy in the world because he's remained authentic from the beginning of his career to today.  Doing his own thing, bucking every trend.
Mark Knopfler is Mark Knopfler and he always will be. Very admirable!

[quizzaciously]

Why not use the word cool?
For me Mark Knopfler is the coolest guy in the world because he's remained authentic from the beginning of his career to today.  Doing his own thing, bucking every trend.
Mark Knopfler is Mark Knopfler and he always will be. Very admirable!

Finally, somebody actually agrees with me

To be honest, at the time of writing my post about cool, I was watching a preview of a movie about the life of Humphrey Bogart called "Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes", and in it, somebody said, "No matter what he does comes out cool". And I thought that's a perfect line that would suit Mark. In fact, it would suit any human being who made himself and who remained authentic from start to finish. Bogart or Knopfler, if you're cool, no one can take it away from you.

[Robson]

"Bogart or Knopfler, if you're cool, no one can take it away from you"

Of course it is.

[peterromer]

I think I just used the wrong word. "Class" might be a better one than "cool"? As in class act?

Using Kemper might not be cool to someone, but giving a huge middle finger to the snob community and having enough courage to defy all expectations was a pretty classy move in my book. If it's good enough, why bother? I marvel at the outrage this decision generated.

My only wish would be for Mark to use cheap guitars more often, but apparently, that would not be classy or cool. The absence of cheaper signature guitars is one of the things I hate about MK, but the ones he produced are undeniably cool, classy and expensive AF.

Terminal Of Tribute To was also quite a subtle one. He said absolutely nothing about the matter except for releasing this song, and even so, it's a bonus track virtually only die-hards know about, and he recycled the melody and chords for a "proper" song later on anyway. Never said anything about it since. So nobody cares!

If there's something I hate, it is generalisation. Not everything MK does is cool or classy, but damn, the vast majority of things he's done (of which the vast majority is either recording music or playing music) certainly are classy and cool. I'm talking about music

"he recycled the melody and chords for a "proper" song later on anyway."

Which song was it ?
I love "Terminal Of Tribute To", regardless of the content/intent as we might think the story goes. We could all be wrong even though there are many hints.
So if he re-used the melody and chords for another song, that is interesting !. 


 

[quizzaciously]

I think I just used the wrong word. "Class" might be a better one than "cool"? As in class act?

Using Kemper might not be cool to someone, but giving a huge middle finger to the snob community and having enough courage to defy all expectations was a pretty classy move in my book. If it's good enough, why bother? I marvel at the outrage this decision generated.

My only wish would be for Mark to use cheap guitars more often, but apparently, that would not be classy or cool. The absence of cheaper signature guitars is one of the things I hate about MK, but the ones he produced are undeniably cool, classy and expensive AF.

Terminal Of Tribute To was also quite a subtle one. He said absolutely nothing about the matter except for releasing this song, and even so, it's a bonus track virtually only die-hards know about, and he recycled the melody and chords for a "proper" song later on anyway. Never said anything about it since. So nobody cares!

If there's something I hate, it is generalisation. Not everything MK does is cool or classy, but damn, the vast majority of things he's done (of which the vast majority is either recording music or playing music) certainly are classy and cool. I'm talking about music

"he recycled the melody and chords for a "proper" song later on anyway."

Which song was it ?
I love "Terminal Of Tribute To", regardless of the content/intent as we might think the story goes. We could all be wrong even though there are many hints.
So if he re-used the melody and chords for another song, that is interesting !. 

I think it was "Back On The Dance Floor", if you combine it with the intro from "Tunnel 13" you'll basically have Terminal

And yes, sure, he can say he wrote it about some movie or a character, and that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[peterromer]

I think I just used the wrong word. "Class" might be a better one than "cool"? As in class act?

Using Kemper might not be cool to someone, but giving a huge middle finger to the snob community and having enough courage to defy all expectations was a pretty classy move in my book. If it's good enough, why bother? I marvel at the outrage this decision generated.

My only wish would be for Mark to use cheap guitars more often, but apparently, that would not be classy or cool. The absence of cheaper signature guitars is one of the things I hate about MK, but the ones he produced are undeniably cool, classy and expensive AF.

Terminal Of Tribute To was also quite a subtle one. He said absolutely nothing about the matter except for releasing this song, and even so, it's a bonus track virtually only die-hards know about, and he recycled the melody and chords for a "proper" song later on anyway. Never said anything about it since. So nobody cares!

If there's something I hate, it is generalisation. Not everything MK does is cool or classy, but damn, the vast majority of things he's done (of which the vast majority is either recording music or playing music) certainly are classy and cool. I'm talking about music

"he recycled the melody and chords for a "proper" song later on anyway."

Which song was it ?
I love "Terminal Of Tribute To", regardless of the content/intent as we might think the story goes. We could all be wrong even though there are many hints.
So if he re-used the melody and chords for another song, that is interesting !. 

I think it was "Back On The Dance Floor", if you combine it with the intro from "Tunnel 13" you'll basically have Terminal

And yes, sure, he can say he wrote it about some movie or a character, and that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Thanks I will give it an extra listen, I did not hear that at the time.

[peterromer]

I think I just used the wrong word. "Class" might be a better one than "cool"? As in class act?

Using Kemper might not be cool to someone, but giving a huge middle finger to the snob community and having enough courage to defy all expectations was a pretty classy move in my book. If it's good enough, why bother? I marvel at the outrage this decision generated.

My only wish would be for Mark to use cheap guitars more often, but apparently, that would not be classy or cool. The absence of cheaper signature guitars is one of the things I hate about MK, but the ones he produced are undeniably cool, classy and expensive AF.

Terminal Of Tribute To was also quite a subtle one. He said absolutely nothing about the matter except for releasing this song, and even so, it's a bonus track virtually only die-hards know about, and he recycled the melody and chords for a "proper" song later on anyway. Never said anything about it since. So nobody cares!

If there's something I hate, it is generalisation. Not everything MK does is cool or classy, but damn, the vast majority of things he's done (of which the vast majority is either recording music or playing music) certainly are classy and cool. I'm talking about music

"he recycled the melody and chords for a "proper" song later on anyway."

Which song was it ?
I love "Terminal Of Tribute To", regardless of the content/intent as we might think the story goes. We could all be wrong even though there are many hints.
So if he re-used the melody and chords for another song, that is interesting !. 

I think it was "Back On The Dance Floor", if you combine it with the intro from "Tunnel 13" you'll basically have Terminal

And yes, sure, he can say he wrote it about some movie or a character, and that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Thanks I will give it an extra listen, I did not hear that at the time.

I still cannot hear any clear re-used song there, but maybe that is down to me not being a musician. You guys that are musicians can probably hear those kind of things way better than the rest of us.
But I am a fan of both Tunnel 13 and TOTT.