Working with Dylan is often described as a career-defining experience, but for Knopfler, it also came with a fair amount of confusion. The pair entered the studio together in 1983, Knopfler stepping into the role of producer for Dylan's Infidels.
When Knopfler arrived in the studio, he found that Dylan had assembled most of the band for Infidels on his own: Robbie Shakespeare on bass, Sly Dunbar on drums, and Rolling Stones' Mick Taylor on guitar. Knopfler brought in Alan Clark to play keyboards and engineer Neil Dorfsman, who he'd worked with on Dire Straits' 1982 album, Love Over Gold.
According to Knopfler, Dylan rarely offered direction or detailed explanations during recording sessions. Instead, musicians were expected to figure things out on their own, often with little context. Songs could change suddenly, arrangements might shift without warning, and collaborators had to rely on instinct rather than instruction.
Mark Knopfler, photographed at his studio in London on October 5, 2018. (Photo by Joby Sessions/Guitarist Magazine/Future via Getty Images)For Knopfler, Dylan's approach proved challenging, but it also helped shaped him as a producer.
Through it all, Knopfler's love of Dylan's work, not the least of which was his lyrical poetry.
"Bob's musical ability is limited, in terms of being able to play a guitar or a piano," he said. "It's rudimentary, but it doesn't affect his variety, his sense of melody, his singing. It's all there. In fact, some of the things he plays on piano while he's singing are lovely, even though they're rudimentary. That all demonstrates the fact that you don't have to be a great technician. It's the same old story: If something is played with soul, that's what's important."
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