I Don't Really Think Of Dire Straits

My Idea Of Heaven Is A Place Where The Tyne Meets The Delta, Where Folk Music Meets The Blues.

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.

I Left For The Same Reasons Everyone Leaves Jobs That Are No Longer Fulfilling Their Hopes And Aspirations. I Didn't See Myself Spending The Rest Of My Life Being A Strummer For Someone Else's Dreams. Whatever The Opposite Of Regret Is Best Describes How I've Always Felt About That Decision - It Opened Me Up To A Million Creative Opportunities I Needed To Experience Away From The Bullshit And Distorting Mirrors That Fame Engenders.

I Bad A Piano Long Before I Bad A Guitar, And The Practice I Got Just Playing Those Three Chords In A Basic 12-bar Blues Song Was Very Important.

As Far As Being A 'player's Player,' You've Only Got To Go To Nashville Or Argentina And You Can Forget About It. The World Is Full Of Amazing Guitar Players, And You Know It, And I Know It...it's A Humbling Experience.