My Playing Is Fairly Straightforward, Really, And

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.

Then Came The Churches, Then Came The Schools, Then Came The Lawyers, Then Came The Rules.

A Strat Was A Thing Of Wonder .. When I Was 14 Or 15, The Shadows Were A Big Influence, And They Had The First Strats That Came To England. I Like To Play All Kinds Of Guitars, But I Wasn't Getting The Sound I Really Wanted Until I Got A Stratocaster

Sometimes You Gotta Be An S.o.b., You Wanna Make A Dream Reality

I Used To Go To The School Folk Club With My Songs When I Was Only 13 Or So And Say "this Is A Traditional Folk Song" And Sing It With A Bad Irish Accent To Disguise The Real Source.