I love Gibsons, and Nationals, too. There's something magical about them.

As far as being a 'player's player,' you've only got to go to Nashville or Argentina and you can forget about it. The world is full of amazing guitar players, and you know it, and I know it...it's a humbling experience.

There's so many different worlds.

My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.

I bad a piano long before I bad a guitar, and the practice I got just playing those three chords in a basic 12-bar blues song was very important.

When you point your finger 'cause your plan fell through You got three more fingers pointing back at you!

I don't really think of Dire Straits as a sound, you know. It. just depends on the song, and the stuff we're doing is so varied.