While Dire Straits are unlikely to ever budge on their decision to not reform, Mark Knopfler still misses playing one song ...

Money For Nothing had an intro lifted from another famous ’80s hit, and as Knopfler recalls: “I’d seen The Police on the MTV ...

British musician David Hartley explained the fascinating story behind the seminal Dire Straits hit “Money for ... all came ...

What was forgotten in the wake of its stellar success was just how striking and sometimes radical Dire Straits had seemed from their inception. The bare-boned economy of Knopfler’s songs and his ...

Brothers in Arms,’ the album that consolidated and ended the band, turns 40 and is being reissued as a luxury item. Its ...

Flowers added, “We’re not overly anxious about Dire Straits, though. We’re not ashamed of covering ‘Romeo And Juliet,’ either. It’s one of the finest songs ever. Brilliant melodies.” ...

This ‘mockney’ love song was the third chart-entry for Dire Straits back in 1981. It achieved the same chart position of number 8 as their first hit Sultans Of Swing had done. However it was ...

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Alan Clark (original keyboardist with Dire Straits - TASS) is not with us. We have Danny Schogger, who produced and wrote songs for Celine Dion. He is a phenomenal player. We also have Simon ...