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Mark Knopfler

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August 12, 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland, The United Kingdom

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Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer.

Mark Knopfler is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977 with his brother David. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler continued to record and produce albums as a solo artist under his own name. Knopfler has played in other groups occasionally, such as The Notting Hillbillies, and has guested on works by other artists, including Joan Armatrading, Chet Atkins, the Chieftains, Eric Clapton, The Dandy Warhols, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Jeff Healey, Jools Holland, Sonny Landreth, Phil Lynott, Van Morrison, Gerry Ra...more

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Books by Mark Knopfler

Average rating: 4.22 · 18 ratings · 0 reviews · 16 distinct works

	Golden Heart by Mark Knopfler, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (Editor) 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sailing to Philadelphia 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Private Investigations - Best of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler by Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms* by Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Ragpicker's Dream 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Get Lucky 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:
	Kill to Get Crimson 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Mark Knopfler Guitar Styles - Volume 2 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998	My rating:
	Mark Knopfler: Guitar Styles: Volume 1 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998	My rating:
	"Dire Straits": "Sultans of Swing": The Very Best Of TAB by Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1999	My rating:

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“Sometimes you're the windshield. Sometimes your the bug.”
― Mark Knopfler

tags: bug , sometimes , windshield

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“There's so many different worlds, so many different suns. And we have just one world, but we live in different ones.”
― Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms*

tags: diversity , longing-for-peace , war , worlds

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“No money in our jackets and our jeans are torn,
Your hands are cold but your lips are warm.”
― Mark Knopfler, "Dire Straits": "Sultans of Swing": The Very Best Of TAB

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