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sultans1/1/2008Tomas
  Q: hy, why in the song sultans of swing do they mention the band playing dixie? obviously the story ...
  A: Well I guess only Mark Knopfler could really answer this question but the simple answer is that the ...
dire straits7/19/2007Tomas
  Q: just like to ask 1 question.what mad mark knophler want to play music?thanks.bye.
  A: I think only Mark Knopfler himself can answer that question correctly but he has mentioned this in ...
Music of the 1800's4/12/2007Tomas
  Q: I am doing an independent study on the music of the 1800's. I have 3 questions: What kind of ...
  A: 1. It varied from each year almost. At the beginning it was two guitars, one bass, one drums. The ...
Getting back together...11/26/2006Tomas
  Q: In your humble opinion, do you think Mark and the rest of Dire Straits will EVER get back together ...
  A: First of all what is Dire Straits? The lineup has changed over the years (more or less for every ...
Question about Mark Knopfler5/28/2006Tomas
  Q: I was just wondering if Mark Knopfler's religious preference is known. Thanks.
  A: He doesn't seem to enjoy talking about religion. But his father was a Hungarian jew escaping the ...
New 2004 MK cd1/5/2005Tomas
  Q: Tomas.. I wrote to you last summer asking about Marks solo albums. You told me I should possibly ...
  A: All MK albums have their own style. This one is very laid back, very slow. The first half is great, ...
What happened to the band?7/14/2004Tomas
  Q: ------------------------- Tomas, Is their one of his solo albums that most impresses you. I ...
  A: This is really a difficult question. He has made 3 solo albums so far, Golden Heart (1996), Sailing ...
What happened to the band?7/13/2004Tomas
  Q: I was kind of wondering if you had any thoughts on why the band disappeared? When I listen to Love ...
  A: Mark Knopfler has changed his music all through his career. He has let the songs make the album in a ...
Dire Straits12/2/2003Tomas
  Q: Which TV Series/Film featured Dire Straits track Brothers in Arms ?
  A: The only TV series I know about who used this song was "Left Wing" in USA. They played the entire ...
SALES11/16/2001Tomas
  Q: What were the global sales of each DS album? Which one/s do you recommend?
  A: I don't know the exact sales now but roughly all albums are between 5-10 million copies sold except ...

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