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I have a book somewhere which is a collection of Mark Knopfler interviews during his Dire Straits era. It is in italian. I need to find it, since I have moved home that book is somewhere .Anyway, I do remember reading something about a meeting in London of some distribution company, can't recall Mercury or Universal, with Mark and John. They were discussing business, and after dinner the waiter came with a plate with some joints on it. Mark and John looked each other in the eyes and the moment after walked away, practically canceling the deal as well. Story was told by the guys of the company. But I need to find that book to quote it correctly.
This thread appeared here a couple of years ago. There is a link to a video interview with Richard Branson where he mentions missing out on signing Dire Straits because of the joint at the Greek restaurant. The bit about Dire Straits starts at 1:18.http://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=3401.msg76940#msg76940
I always thought that there was some substance abuse during On Location tour. Whether it was just the alcohol or something more I don't know, but on some live shows you can clearly hear there is something "wrong" with Knopfler. And that BBC Arena documentary has some strange moments as well. Not that I mind if he did take some drugs, the music was good and he is still alive and well so
Quote from: Lestroid on January 07, 2016, 04:55:54 PMThis thread appeared here a couple of years ago. There is a link to a video interview with Richard Branson where he mentions missing out on signing Dire Straits because of the joint at the Greek restaurant. The bit about Dire Straits starts at 1:18.http://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=3401.msg76940#msg76940Thanks Lestroid. That is the thread I was trying to remember!
