absolutely love mark knopfler, a great infuence on my guitar learning over the past 41years, started playing guitar when i was just 13 when i started,, i am now 54 & still love playing his songs , he is also from the UK & I MET HIM & THE BASS PLAYER once whilst i was in the recording studios, he is a real genuine guy & even took the time to sit down with me & show me some amazing short cuts to perfect his sound , his bass player played the bass lines whilst mark & i dueted together.. blew my mind then & still does to this day... amazing man of the light, check out some of my tracks on this link... https://judgejordy.bandcam... .. singing about stolen children , forced adoption ect you might enjoy them , feel free to share,, my music is free to anyone who wishes to listen or download.. thank you .. mike marshall AKA JUDGE JORDY