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Mark Knopfler: How did we avoid disaster?

Mark Knopfler tells of coping with the demands of the road with Dire Straits and a new life of relative stability that has ...
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Knopfler and Esther Freud discuss about books

Tom Sutcliffe, Esther Freud and Mark Knopfler discuss books by Alain De Botton, Robert Graves and Evelyn Waugh. This interview include books, Eassays ...
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Mark Knopfler for BBC Radio 4 explains how he chose his five favorite books

Armistead Maupin last wrote about Michael Tolliver, one of the ensemble cast of the bestselling Tales of the City books, in 1990, when ...
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Joseph Knopfler – Talk about new beverage for you

Joseph Knopfler, the son of guitar hero Mark Knopfler, is making his name in a very different industry from that in which his ...
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‘Brothers In Arms’ begins its US conquest

No one, not even Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits themselves, was ready for what happened when they released their new album in 1985. ...
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Knopfler, Bono & Costello on Zucchero album

Italian superstar Zucchero’s new album Black Cat will feature guest appearances on two tracks by Mark Knopfler and writing contributions by Bono and ...
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Mark Knopfler takes to high seas in “Privateering”

Of all the rock n’ rollers who resemble pirates, Mark Knopfler has to rank somewhere below, say, Keith Richards. Nonetheless, the singer, guitarist ...
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Hear a track from Mark Knopfler solo album “Privateering”

Mark Knopfler has come a long way since his days as founder of British rock band Dire Straits. The prolific guitarist is releasing ...
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Mark Knopfler, ‘I Used to Could’ – Song Premiere

Mark Knopfler‘s long-awaited double-disc ‘Privateering’ album is released in the U.S. on 10 September 2013. The album was recorded from 3 March to ...
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Introducing the Gibson Custom Mark Knopfler ‘58 Les Paul

Gibson Custom announces the release of the limited edition Mark Knopfler 1958 Les Paul guitar, a precise replica of Knopfler’s beloved ’58 that ...
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Mark Knopfler’s inspiration behind Dire Straits (Documentary video)

Behind the Strings: Mark Knopfler Reveals the Inspiration Behind “Money for Nothing” In 2012, Mark Knopfler gave fans a rare look into the ...
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Pieta Brown and Mark Knopfler Team Up for “Street Tracker”

Exclusive premiere of “Street Tracker,” a new song by Pieta Brown. Brown’s new album, Postcards, features a bevy of interesting collaborations one for ...
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How Mark Knopfler inspired Michael Keaton’s McDonald’s movie

The Dire Straits singer influenced the making of ‘The Founder’. The story of how the world’s biggest fast food restaurant was founded is ...
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