The Legendary Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits Gives a Guided Musical Tour of His Guitar Collection

In a clip from the PBS series Soundbreaking, the great Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame gave a really wonderful guided musical tour of his guitar collection, affectionately demonstrating the benefits of each with licks from some of the band’s most famous songs. The legendary guitarist also spoke about the will to play despite physiology.

You’ve got to really want to play because your fingers don’t want to do what they’re told.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.