David Knopfler on being not on speaking terms with Mark

[foma]

In other hand, David could go and start his own band, it's kinda strange to see two 'Marks' in one band, so no wonder he was dropped.
Sorry for bringing up Mark's personal live facts, buy money and royalties to me was also an issue between Mark and his second wife.
It's because they both led ‘Dire Straits LLC’ according to online documents, and from mid-90s it was just Mark alone.
Also I remember recent news about tax avoidance and offshore dealings with L. Salomone name all over the place.

So Mark is definitely a tough guy, BUT with all that being said, because he's a tough guy, he's on the top of the world nowadays. Who's gonna argue? 

[superval99]

It was when the "sultans of swing" compilation was released. Bicknell and MK made sure that royalties to David from the songs in which he plays or the first two albums stop, so David won't receive any penny from his years in Dire Straits.

David released on his site a note telling that it was very hard that it was his own brother, very rich, who was doing this to him, his brother, beyond the legality of it.

So why doesn't he go public with what actually happened and tell the truth, instead of saying the same old stuff to the newspapers about his mean old brother and other veiled accusations?   Sorry, but I don't understand why he can't get what is entitled to him!  Other musicians in his situation have taken the matter to court!   

[jbaent]

This was on his site in 1999, the ironical faq about DS, i'd say he moved on from most of the facts but it is interesting:

http://web.archive.org/web/19981205064637/http://www.knopfler.com/DSFAQ.html

[jbaent]

And this is the message about when the compilation was released and he noticed that his incomes from his DS years were over, posted by Anna Knopfler, then David's wife:

http://web.archive.org/web/19990203222510/http://www.knopfler.com/scam.html

And David answer to it:

http://web.archive.org/web/19990504071800/http://www.knopfler.com/reply.html

[Marijo58]

I do think the same Superval. DK should have taken this matter to Court !!! Specially now!! It doesn't make things better  to talk to the Média or even talk during gigs knowing that there are MK's fans also in the audience!!!

[jbaent]

I do think the same Superval. DK should have taken this matter to Court !!! Specially now!! It doesn't make things better  to talk to the Média or even talk during gigs knowing that there are MK's fans also in the audience!!!

Probably he did, check the links posted above, from 1999

[superval99]

So, if he's so sure of his ground, I ask again, why doesn't he take it to court and stop bleating for years and years?  It just doesn't add up!   

[jbaent]

So, if he's so sure of his ground, I ask again, why doesn't he take it to court and stop bleating for years and years?  It just doesn't add up!   

Its obvious that he still have things to overcome

[Marijo58]

I think that this whole business between them is really a mess!! Thanks  I'll check. I'm confused a bit about who is guilty here? The humain beings or the money involved in the DS' story?? And true Foma MK is a very tough guy !! I would have collapse if I were in his shoes!!!