There happened to be guitar classes at the college, and there was a guitar teacher there with whom I used to play. In addition, I also would go out into country schools and teach little kids basic guitar and singing a few times a week.
From Mark Knopfler
The music just tends to be a vehicle for that poetry.
I'm not a collector, however, and I have no desire to own 50 or 60 guitars.
I was into playing American music, especially the blues.
I love Gibsons, and Nationals, too. There's something magical about them.
I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since I didn't have an acoustic guitar at the time, I used to borrow one from a friend so I could play folk joints.
Every guitar I own gets used and has its purpose.
Each song has its own secret that's different from another song, and each has its own life. Sometimes it has to be teased out, whereas other times it might come fast. There are no laws about songwriting or producing. It depends on what you're doing, not just who you're doing.
After a while, though, the group just wasn't a good vehicle for the songs I'd written.
I don't know that I read more than the average person. I don't think I do very much. I tend to read more when I'm on holiday. That's when I can go through books like you wouldn't believe. I read a bit of everything, but the novel has always been very important to me.
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