Down a London backstreet, an anonymous rider glides unnoticed, slipping discretely past a garage door. The giveaway is the guitar etched into the motorcycle's gas cap. The rider is Mark Knofler, and ...

In 1932, Chicago artist and arts patron Narcissa Niblack Thorne began an unusual and extraordinary project: designing intricately decorated, historically accurate rooms in miniature. Married to James ...

“It used to hang in a guitar shop in Newcastle,” says Knopfler, who moved to Tyneside from Glasgow when he was eight years old. As a teenager he spent many hours eyeing up the equipment in that shop, ...

Mark Knopfler was never a reluctant rock star. In the glittering, go-go 1980s, he had the time of his life leading Dire Straits to the top of the charts with monster hits such as Money for Nothing and ...

Mark Knopfler's unique guitar playing made Dire Straits world famous. But he has never enjoyed life in the spotlight. As the musician who marked rock history turns 70, here's a look back at the ...

For Mark Knopfler, this year’s 30th anniversary of Dire Straits‘ Brothers in Arms — and its Number One hit, “Money for Nothing” — is bittersweet. In retrospect, the record marked the beginning of the ...

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony takes place this weekend, and it looks like neither of Dire Straits' Knopfler brothers will be in attendance. By James Rettig The Rock And Roll Hall ...

Mark Knopfler was named one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler is to auction more than 120 of his guitars and amps, with 25% ...