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“ David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952, Glasgow) is a British singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist, pianist and cofounder of the critically acclaimed rock band Dire Straits.
Knopfler spent three years in Dire Straits. After quitting the band, he embarked upon a solo career as a recording artist, releasing a respectable number of albums over the years. Knopfler initially created smaller record labels, publishing companies, and indie labels. Knopfler has encouraged the advent of online purchasing music in 1995, although he concedes the necessity for other avenues of the distribution and sale of recorded music.
Knopfler is a published poet and writer. He wrote the Bluffers Guide to the Rock Music Business.
David married writer Anna Perera in March 1984. They have one son, born August 1985. Anna and David were divorced in 2010.

Career

Early life
Knopfler was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to an English mother and a Hungarian Jewish father. Knopfler grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, where he attended Gosforth Grammar School. By age 11, he owned a guitar, a piano and a drum kit, and by age 14, he was playing and singing his own compositions in folk clubs. After attending Bristol Polytechnic, he became a social worker in [......] ”

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