Money for something: Dire Straits legend to sell guitar collection. Mark Knopfler, the former frontman of British rock group Dire Straits, announced Tuesday he will sell more than 120 guitars. By ...

Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler will be auctioning his ‘Money For Nothing’ guitar and over 100 other instruments at Christie’s in January.

A 1983 red Schecter Telecaster-style guitar used to record Dire Straits' hit "Walk of Life" and which featured in its accompanying music video is estimated at 4,000 - 6,000 pounds ($5,072 - $7,609).

A 1983 Les Paul used on the hit song “Money for Nothing” is among the 120 guitars and amps being auctioned by Dire Straits musician Mark Knopfler.. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, 74, is ...

Still, the “Money for Nothing” guitar part ended up taking on its own life by accident. ... “Dire Straits’ ‘Money for Nothing’ was about Motley Crue,” he told Blender magazine in 2007.

After all, a lot of folks can play the guitar, but few can turn out the pyrotechnics he turns out on “Money for Nothing,” the song where Dire Straits both encapsulated MTV’s golden era and ...

Story of the song: Money for Nothing by Dire Straits From The Independent archive: Robert Webb on how a blue-collar rant inspired the band’s biggest hit Friday 17 March 2023 14:23 GMT ...

The sale, at Christie's auctioneers on January 31, will feature the guitar used to record the band's hit song "Money For Nothing" and famously played at the legendary 1985 Live Aid concert in London.

A 1983 Les Paul used on the hit song Money for Nothing is among the 120 guitars and amps being auctioned by Dire Straits musician Mark Knopfler. Tuesday, 24 June 2025 ePaper ...

LONDON — Mark Knopfler, the former frontman of British rock group Dire Straits, announced on Tuesday he will sell more than 120 guitars and amps spanning his five-decade career at an auction next year ...