Dire Straits mastermind Mark Knopfler raised over $11 million when he auctioned off 123 of his guitars and donated a quarter of the proceeds to charities. While 28 of the axes sold for over ...

As Dire Straits’ seminal album Brothers in Arms celebrates its 40th anniversary, legendary six-stringer Mark Knopfler looks back on the songwriting process of the record's key tracks in an exclusive ...

Mark Knopfler has opened the treasure trove of his guitar and amp collection for a forthcoming Christie's auction, including a '59 Burst and the 1983 Les Paul he used on Dire Straits' world-conquering ...

Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits Is Selling His $1.3M Guitar Collection A quarter of the auction proceeds will benefit nonprofits including the British Red Cross.

For Mark Knopfler, a Red Guitar Started It All The former Dire Straits guitarist, who lives in West London, tried his hand at journalism after graduating college, but his love of music won out By ...

British musician and former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is selling off a large part of his extensive guitar collection at a London auction with part of the proceeds going to charity.

In Mark Knopfler's own words, "Music's just a very humbling experience all around." But it's hard to deny the former Dire Straits frontman's status as a bona fide guitar hero: He played some of ...

Mark Knopfler has announced a new recording of “Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)” with his Guitar Heroes, an unprecedented supergroup of the world’s biggest rockstars and instrumental ...

Mark Knopfler, frontman for Dire Straits is auctioning off 120 guitars and amps from his massive collection he gathered over 60 years.

Dire Straits' guitarist Mark Knopfler has compared John Monteleone's artistry to that of Leonardo da Vinci and even wrote a song paying tribute to him.