I'm Also Getting An Ovation Legend, Because

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.

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

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.

My Playing Is Fairly Straightforward, Really, And Everything's Pretty Much Standard No Frills Or Special Effects.

I Don't Really Think Of Dire Straits As A Sound, You Know. It. Just Depends On The Song, And The Stuff We're Doing Is So Varied.