Whatever the opposite of regret is best... by David Knopfler

Musician Experience Composer guitarist Singer-songwriter

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

Other quotes by David Knopfler

Writing Business Now Life

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

Nature Will

I don't know to what extent someone can BECOME an artist - you either are or you aren't - and if you are you'll HAVE to make your way to some kind of sickly light, no matter how terrible the soil you were seeded in your nature will out somehow.

- David Knopfler

Wrong Nothing

There's nothing like doing something wrong to learn how it might be done better.

- David Knopfler

Pretty People

I've been getting pretty focused about that recently, and even considered doing a masters degree to polish up the craft. I've been pretty lucky in that I seem to have found people online who are willing to constructively tear it apart for me, and indicate its weaknesses.

- David Knopfler

Faith

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

Blood Name

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

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- David Knopfler

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