Brothers in Arms is not just one of the most beloved Dire Straits records, it's also one of the most revered guitar albums of all time. While the figures speak for themselves – it has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide – many Mark Knopfler aficionados would also say it's also his masterpiece in terms of playing, forever cementing his place in the pantheon of electric guitar greats
Despite this heady success, though, Knopfler was a self-described reluctant rock star. Being called a guitar hero in that era (and ever since then) was, and still is, as he aptly puts it in his latest Guitar World interview, “Just awkward.”
