Mark Freuder Knopfler, (born 12 August 1949)

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When Mark Knopfler was a kid in his home town Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, he already dreamed about getting a guitar. “I remember standing outside music stores with my nose pressed up against the glass, just staring at those electric guitars,” he tells,. “I used to smell Fender catalogs, I wanted one so bad”. Mark managed to convince his father into buying him a Höfner Super Solid V2 guitar for £50. The only problem was, it didn’t come with an amplifier. “I didn’t have the nerve to ask poor old dad for an amp. I blew up the family radio in fairly short order”.
Happy birthday, Mark, Guitar God!!!