I always liked the magic of poetry but now I'm just starting to see behind the curtain of even the best poets, how they've used, tried and tested craft to create the illusion. Wonderful feeling of exhilaration to finally be there. David Knopfler craftcreatecurtain share on social
My faith, inasmuch as I have any, is more like a kind of Joseph Campbell thing, and even that frequently finds itself tested to oblivion in siren waters. David Knopfler campbellfaithfind Change image and share on social
I didn't really escape that gravity until I moved 300 miles south to go to college at 18, where authorship no longer seemed something liable to induce vengeful punishment. David Knopfler authorshipcollegeescape Change image and share on social
I'd make a terrible practitioner of any religion in any formal setting. David Knopfler formalmakepractitioner Change image and share on social
Whatever the opposite of regret is best describes how I've always felt about that decision - it opened me up to a million creative opportunities I needed to experience away from the bull and distorting mirrors that fame engenders. David Knopfler bullcreativedecision share on social
There's nothing like doing something wrong to learn how it might be done better. David Knopfler learnwrong Change image and share on social
So why sign your name in blood for more? It seemed like a sensible arrangement for me. I didn't sell large numbers of records and the record company paid advances they rarely recouped. David Knopfler advancearrangementblood Change image and share on social
Now that I'm staring down the barrel of the last act of my life, I'm less excited about control and solo effort, and I resent the way the business aspects interfere with my space for creative writing. David Knopfler actaspectbarrel Change image and share on social
