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 ...

Dire Strait were formed in 1977 and have been around for decades, but fans are only just finding out what inspired the ...

Mark Knopfler was a unique force in the 1970s. Emerging as an unexpected presence during a strange in-between era without any major explosive acts leading the way, Dire Straits managed to popularise ...

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

Dire Straits were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, but few people know the real reason they chose their unique ...

TASS/. Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler has put more than 120 guitars and amplifiers from his collection up for sale at Christie’s in London, the auction house announced. "Renowned for his distinct ...

Singer Mark Knopfler is today recovering after a motorbike accident in central London. The former Dire Straits star broke his collar bone and six ribs and was treated at St Thomas' hospital before ...

Track features Eric Clapton, Brian May, Bruce Springsteen and Joe Walsh, among many others, plus the final recording Jeff Beck made.

Mark Knopfler says that luck played a part in the creation of Dire Straits’ classic hit Money For Nothing — not once but twice. “There were a whole bunch of fortunate incidents that collided with each ...