David Knopfler Responds to Pick Withers Comment on Mark Knopfler

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[peterrimmington]

Mk was Direstaits, any of the other band members could be replaced at any time but not Mark.

[palynch]

Actually listening to David here I get the impression that there may be a sence of reconciliation between the brothers, his comments about mark were very chilled compared to old interviews I have seen David give

[mattschaffer]

Gracious response without any digging up old wounds.

[MarkusBoettner]

Interesting the way David talks about Germany and his following in our country. I don't know what it is about us Germans and music: Dire Straits were and are huge in Germany, MK solo fills arenas solid on tour, David has a loyal bunch of followers, Joe cocker said in an interview that he doesn't really know why the Germans love him so much, James Taylor has a loyal fan base here. I think we Germans just appreciate very good music. :)

[odettepross]

Both Mark and David are now chilled and well mannered ... The only thing that makes it look shit is the MEDIA

[donharrold]

Intelligent philosophical guy. It’s a shame he doesn’t work with Mark anymore. I think they’d gel much better musically today than they did 40 years ago.

[derhandtrommler]

Gary Talent is right, Bands need egos. Without them you get terminal shoe gazers and most people find that really boring.Thanks David.

[johncollins]

Brothers fight often, its only natural, doesnt mean they dont ❤ each other, its because they care that it hurts in the first place.
Being famous probably makes that tension far worse.

[kingcurry]

He seems to have summed up Boris Johnson rather well.
Intelligent guy, very grounded and lacking ego.

[Cartier_specialist]

I guess based on this interview that David and Mark have irreconcilable differences. I hope they can reconcile as brothers.

[TorToroPorco]

A very nuanced response from David. When most bands achieve initial success the members are generally very young and maturity is not usually a hallmark of their personalities. So for bands to survive their formative years without damaging scars is quite a feat but hopefully the passage of time and the accumulation of life experience lets them get beyond past animosities. Sadly creative and businesses differences are often impossible to overcome.

[regaltipA]

The best non answer of all time about the Withers incident.

[RidgeRunner-lzko]

You're a very good interview because you give the subject space to elaborate and think a bit. Good quality for an interviewer to have. Listening, Howard?

[sheldonwheaton]

Communique' is still my favorite album!🗿

[jamesfitzgerald]

Everyone misses the point! Simple really! Mark was jealous of David’s looks and Hair!

[BillNeilan]

He didn’t say very much in response to Pick Wither’s story.

[JTRocksEver]

I wish he would have played more in America. I know his brother was a megastar here, but David is a very accomplished musician....and a lovely man....and being that his wife is American and he used to live upstate NY, I'm surprised and happy just now being exposed to his work on youtube. 😊❤️

[mrmansville]

Interesting. I think the first two albums are my favorites.

[surfwriter]

David Knopfler seems like a reasonable and decent guy with good perspective on his past and present. I agree that it's challenging to be a leader of a band and do so without offending the other band members. I gather that Mark has been assertive about leadership from the start but also over time has become known as a very gracious and considerate guy with the other musicians he surrounds himself with. People speak of him in very complimentary terms.

[rwjwith]

Well my favorite Dire Straits albums were the first 3 BY FAR, with the original band. Odd David is the introverted one …he is the one with Pop Star looks!