The ZZ Top song Mark Knopfler said was what music was “all about”

During the peak of the commercial powers, Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler looked to ZZ Top's boogie rock numbers for ...

Mark Knopfler looks back on Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits’ “sheer fluke” that made him a reluctant superstar

Brothers In Arms reinvented Knopfler and gave him more fame than he could handle. 40 years on, in a rare interview, the band ...

The album Mark Knopfler didn’t want to be paid for: “I was just happy to be asked”

Exploring comments made by Dire Straits musician Mark Knopfler about his collaborative album with Chet Atkins which he ...
Yahoo

Mark Knopfler called it his most challenging Dire Straits song to perform

Mark Knopfler is such a talented guitarist that you might wonder what song, if any, gives him a run for his money. Better still, which of his own songs gives Knopfler the most grief when he performs ...
American Songwriter

4 Songs You Didn’t Know Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler Wrote

When Mark Knopfler was 13, he had a Saturday morning job as a copyboy for the Evening Chronicle in Newcastle, England. There, he became friends with the copy editor, the late poet Basil Bunting ...
Reuters

Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler's guitar collection up for auction

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - British musician and former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is selling off a large part of his extensive guitar collection at a London auction with part of the proceeds ...
NBC Los Angeles

Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is putting some of his guitars up for auction

Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler will sell off a collection of guitars he considers “old friends” at a Christie’s auction in London next year. The musician, whose distinctive finger-picking style ...
Stereogum

54 Famous Rock Guitarists Unite On Mark Knopfler Charity Remake

Dire Straits guitar legend Mark Knopfler recently earned millions by selling his guitar collection to Christie’s, and he also announced a new solo album, One Deep River, which is set to come out this ...
Rolling Stone

Mark Knopfler Unites With Over 60 Guitar Gods for ‘We Are The World’-Style Charity Single

Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler has united with over 60 artists — including Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Slash, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Sting, Brian May, ...
Stereogum

Mark Knopfler – “Two Pairs Of Hands”

Earlier this month, Mark Knopfler rounded up 54+ famous rock guitarists to perform on a remake of “Going Home: Theme From Local Hero.” Knopfler also has a new solo album on the way, One Deep River, ...
American Songwriter

Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler’s Collaboration on ‘Infidels’ Was Full of Conflict, Confrontation, and Creative Differences

Bob Dylan’s ’80s phase was far from “on par” with what fans seemingly knew him for. However, is that a surprise? The voice of a generation has always been one to subvert what people expected of him ...
Robb Report

Dire Straits Frontman Mark Knopfler’s Bonkers Guitar Collection Is up for Auction

“It’s time to take some of these treasured six-string companions out of their cases and leave them in the care of Christie’s to allow them to have new adventures with new owners,” Knopfler said in a ...