Should we learn to love Mark Knopfler

For years the 80s star has remained resolutely uncool, but Bob Dylan doesn't seem to agreeChances are, if you're over 35, you were responsible for one of the 30m worldwide sales of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms. It's the fifth best-selling album in UK chart history, ahead of Dark Side of the Moon, Thriller and Rumours. Only Queen's Greatest Hits, the Beatles' Sgt Pepper, ABBA's Gold and Oasis's (What's the Story) Morning Glory? have sold more. Yet now you are hard-pressed to find anyone who adm...

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19:30 on October 9 2011

Should we learn to love Mark Knopfler

Guardian Music — For years the 80s star has remained resolutely uncool, but Bob Dylan doesn't seem to agreeChances are, if you're over 35, you were responsible for one of the 30m worldwid... more info