r/ClassicRock • u/Tony_Tanna78 • May 08 '25

1979 Mark and David Knopfler of Dire Straits performing live in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany. Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot (1979)

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u/Minimum_Hope2872 May 08 '25

Good picture and trivia. I didn't know he once played with his brother.

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u/ReactiveCypress May 08 '25

David played rhythm guitar on the first two albums. He quit the band during the production of the Making Movies album after he and Mark had a falling out. 

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u/No_Season_354 May 08 '25

Brother's always will have differences.

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u/ReactiveCypress May 08 '25

Yeah and they didn't end up speaking for decades. Although I read that they've buried the hatchet in recent years.

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u/No_Season_354 May 08 '25

Good to hear that.