A Spanish blues evolves into Gypsy music, travels to Eastern Europe, with a splash of Paco de Lucia, then a touch of Delta tunes and more. Also influences from Richie Blackmore, Joaquin Rodrigo, JJ ...

“It’s a cheap guitar, it sounds very direct, I did everything wrong, but I think they’re perfect notes [laughs].” Explaining what makes the solo hit the spot, Knopfler says: “I think it turned out ...