I didn’t really escape that gravity until I moved 300 miles south to go to college at 18, where authorship no longer seemed something liable to induce vengeful punishment.
David Knopfler Quotes
Now I'm having to live with sales of around 50,000 per album - but I'm pretty content with my place in the general scheme of things, even if it's meant I don't drive a fancy car and can't afford grand vacations.
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| Birth: | 27th December, 1952 |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Profession: | Guitarist, Lyricist, Poet, Record Producer, Singer, Writer |
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David Knopfler was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is a scottish guitarist, record producer, singer-songwriter, poet and writer. He is a co-founder of the rock band Dire Straits, spending three years with them. After quitting the band, he embarked upon a solo career as a recording artist. His book Bluffers Guide to the Rock Music Business was published in 1996. After leaving Dire Straits, he released his first solo album in 1983, titled Release. Behind the Lines, his second album, was released in 1985 and his third solo album, Cut the Wire, followed in 1986. In 1988, the U.S. label Cypress Records released his fourth album, Lips Against the Steel.
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