A Strat Was A Thing Of Wonder

Every Guitar I Own Gets Used And Has Its Purpose.

Each Song Has Its Own Secret That's Different From Another Song, And Each Has Its Own Life. Sometimes It Has To Be Teased Out, Whereas Other Times It Might Come Fast. There Are No Laws About Songwriting Or Producing. It Depends On What You're Doing, Not Just Who You're Doing.

While I Was Into Many Different Types Of Music, And Played With Many Different Local Groups, I Really Didn't Have A Band To Call My Own Until Dire Straits Was Formed In 1977.

The Music You Make Is Shaped By What You Play It On ... If You Feel That You're Not Getting Enough Out Of A Song, Change The Instrument - Go From An Acoustic To An Electric Or Vice Versa, Or Try An Open Tuning ... Do Something To Shake It Up.

Well, I Was Born In Scotland And Spent The First Six Years Of My Life There. Then I Went To Newcastle-on-tyne In Northeast England, Close To Scotland.