Night Flight Short Cuts - Mark Knopfler
2025 : 15 minutes
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In this new short cut, Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler drops by the 1983 Night Flight studio to talk about his new EP Twisting by the Pool, knocked out by the band in just a few days. Knopfler candidly reflects on his evolution as a musician while describing how he stays humble about his playing: “I’m a perpetual student of music.”
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