STRAIT TALK WITH MARK KNOPFLER
At presstime, Dire Straits’ Brother In Arms has reached the coveted number one spot on nationwide charts and doesn’t seem to want to leave. With the help of Sting’s now-famous “I want my MTV” line, “Money For Nothing" is breaking all-time record sales for the group.
“I’m more like a jack of all trades and a master of none.
STRAIT TALK WITH MARK KNOPFLER
Liz Derringer
At presstime, Dire Straits’ Brother In Arms has reached the coveted number one spot on nationwide charts and doesn’t seem to want to leave. With the help of Sting’s now-famous “I want my MTV” line, “Money For Nothing" is breaking all-time record sales for the group. Dire Straits’ guitarist/ singer/songwriter Mark Knopfler remembers a time, however, when things weren’t going so well.
Mark began singing songs like “Rudolf The Red Nose Reindeer’’ when he was just 18 months oldin his birthplace of Glasgow, Scotland. When his family moved to Newcastle, England, and were dead set against their son becoming a rock ’n’ roll musician, Mark went on to pursue a career as an English teacher; he also did a short stint as a journalist. Although he cherishes these experiences, today he stresses that music was first and foremost on his mind.