Mark Knopfler is one of the most successful British musicians in history, and one of the most admired guitarists. With his former band Dire Straits, he sold more than 100 million albums worldwide ...

Mark Knopfler is one of the most successful musicians in the world. During the past 30 years he has written and recorded over 300 songs including some of the most famous in popular music.

I write about music and the business of music. Since coming on the scene as the frontman of iconic U.K. band Dire Straits in 1977, Mark Knopfler has been viewed, deservedly, as a guitar icon.