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Mark Knopfler and John Illsley have differing memories of the creation of Dire Straits' most successful album. "It was like ...

Dire Straits were one of the most unlikely success stories of the 80s, making 1985’s world-beating Brothers In Arms album before guitarist and leader Mark Knopfler ended the band at the height of ...

Oscar Wilde once claimed, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life,” but when it comes to this classic Dire Straits hit, we (and bassist John Illsley) would argue that life and art ...

It's taken people almost five decades to realize what inspired the rock band Dire Straits to come up with their unique name and the origin story has left fans in stitches ...

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