“Mark Knopfler, he's soloing kind of all through the record. And that's what I did, too”: Bruce Hornsby explains why a classic Dire Straits song is a “kindred spirit” to his biggest hit

Bruce Hornsby and Mark Knopfler.

Given that one plays guitar and the other piano, Mark Knopfler and Bruce Hornsby might not seem like the most obvious musical “kindred spirits”, but Hornsby says that he’s always felt a stylistic connection to the Dire Straits frontman, and one of his songs in particular.

The revelation came during an episode of the popular Track Star YouTube show, in which musicians and celebrities are played songs in their headphones and asked to name the artist.