The guitarist who “brought back something that seemed to have gone astray” to David Gilmour
“A distinct blues influence.”
Dire Straits
The Dire Straits album David Gilmour calls one of his all-time favourites: “I’m still influenced by Mark Knopfler”
“A lovely, refreshing guitar style.”
From Geordie Roots to Global Legends: Mark Knopfler and Brian Johnson discuss their latest odyssey of music icons
Tales from times with Tom Jones, Sam Fender, Nile Rodgers and more.
“I had an absolute ball”: why did Mark Knopfler put an end to Dire Straits?
Not relating to the band anymore.
Mark Knopfler explains why he doesn’t view himself as a singer
“I still don’t regard myself as a singer at all.”
Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler announce guests for new series of television show
The series begins on Sky Arts on April 25th.
Dire Straits have turned down “huge amounts of money” to reform over the years
The band are not interested in reforming.
Mark Knopfler picks his favourite guitars
The Dire Straits frontman discusses some of his favourite models.
