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.

Three years later, the multiplatinum 'Brothers in Arms' would turn them into superstars.

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.

It's time for a trip back in time with rock and roll history on ZOZ.

If it were up to us, Dire Straits would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next April.

Dire Straits released only a handful of albums during their brief time together. Which holds up best?