Fact #165559
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David Knopfler quits Full article:
John Illsley (bassist, Dire Straits) : David had to go. He didn't adapt himself to the changing nature of the music and the demands being put on the band, pressures from the recording companies, pressures of touring and promotion. David found that difficult to deal with, he was never comfortable with playing live either.
When we were doing Making Movies, we lost a lot of time in the studio where Mark had to re-record David's guitar parts and it suddenly all came to a head. It was decided that the best thing for him to do was actually leave - doubly difficult, him being Mark's brother, but when he left, it strangely gave us a new lease on life. We decided to enlarge the band with keyboards, which was when Alan Clark joined us. Hal Lindes replaced David, and so we had a very good five piece band, so sometimes these changes are for the better.
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When we were doing Making Movies, we lost a lot of time in the studio where Mark had to re-record David's guitar parts and it suddenly all came to a head. It was decided that the best thing for him to do was actually leave - doubly difficult, him being Mark's brother, but when he left, it strangely gave us a new lease on life. We decided to enlarge the band with keyboards, which was when Alan Clark joined us. Hal Lindes replaced David, and so we had a very good five piece band, so sometimes these changes are for the better.
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