Dire Straits

He also reveals the rock legend who helped him feel comfortable with his voice.

Bassist John Illsley also details how "emotionally exhausted" the band was in the days before their breakup.

Sonni was best known as "the other guitarist" on the band's Brothers in Arms tour.

Mark Knopfler stepped into a London pub one evening and discovered the subject of a hit song.

Tempting phone call came decades before he'd join the Eagles.

"It became sort of a political football. I didn’t really want to kick it around too much."

All six of the band's albums have been combined into an eight-LP collection.

Determined to get his band heavy exposure, Mark Knopfler borrowed ideas from one of the network's biggest acts.