Dire Straits vs celebrity

Brian and Murdock get a listener letter asking what happened to Mark Knopfler's world-conquering, MTV video pioneering band Dire Straits. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Win Louder Than Life passes by sending us your “rock n roll origin story”! What made you the kind of nerd who listens to a show like this? Send us your story to [email protected] to get in the running. See the Louder Than Life line-up! SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_Straits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Knopfler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_Withers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_in_Arms_(album) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Dancer_(Tina_Turner_song) https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Mark-Knopfler-entrust-Private-Dancer-to-Tina-Turner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Dancer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Explosion https://direstraitsblog.com/blog/history-dire-straits-1977-1979-first-two-albums/ https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_knopfler_explains_how_he_unintentionally_became_a_songwriter_opens_up_on_his_relationship_with_electric_guitar.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_over_Gold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Davies_(talent_manager) https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/tina-turner-queen-of-rock-roll-190581/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/3294741/The-worst-guitar-solo-in-the-world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_for_Nothing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Every_Street https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Independent_Recording#AIR_Montserrat_(1979%E2%80%931989) https://virginradio.co.uk/music/140768/mark-knopfler-potential-dire-straits-reunion