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Title: John Illsley - My Perfect Weekend
Post by: Millionaire Blues on June 30, 2015, 04:59:24 PM

Apologies if someone has already uploaded...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/11698933/John-Illsley-Four-kids-two-dogs-a-pub-and-a-guitar.html

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Title: Re: John Illsley - My Perfect Weekend
Post by: superval99 on June 30, 2015, 05:58:49 PM

Quote from: Millionaire Blues on June 30, 2015, 04:59:24 PM

Apologies if someone has already uploaded...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/11698933/John-Illsley-Four-kids-two-dogs-a-pub-and-a-guitar.html

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Thanks, MB!    :)

A couple of things I find a bit strange:

"In 1993, Dave, Mark and I agreed that Dire Straits was snowballing out of control – it had got too big – so we stopped."

I presume he was talking about DK?   In 1993?    :hmm

Also:

" We sold more than 120 million albums, won four Grammy Awards and three Brit Awards and spent more than 1,100 weeks in the UK album charts. "

So, if DS sold 120 million albums, why is the same number still being quoted for DS/MK albums combined?       :think

 

Title: Re: John Illsley - My Perfect Weekend
Post by: 11-54_Stringcheese on June 30, 2015, 06:30:59 PM

Thanks for that. Seems like a very friendly and likable fellow.

Pretty dull writer, though.

Title: Re: John Illsley - My Perfect Weekend
Post by: twm on June 30, 2015, 08:28:34 PM

For those interested, John Illsley is playing the Curious Arts Festival in mid-July. This takes place in a park in  Lymington, not too far from the pub he owns:

http://curiousartsfestival.com/john-illsley-of-dire-straits/

Title: Re: John Illsley - My Perfect Weekend
Post by: Marijo58 on June 30, 2015, 10:03:12 PM

Quote from: superval99 on June 30, 2015, 05:58:49 PM

Quote from: Millionaire Blues on June 30, 2015, 04:59:24 PM

Apologies if someone has already uploaded...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/11698933/John-Illsley-Four-kids-two-dogs-a-pub-and-a-guitar.html

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Thanks, MB!    :)

A couple of things I find a bit strange:

"In 1993, Dave, Mark and I agreed that Dire Straits was snowballing out of control – it had got too big – so we stopped."

I presume he was talking about DK?   In 1993?    :hmm

Also:

" We sold more than 120 million albums, won four Grammy Awards and three Brit Awards and spent more than 1,100 weeks in the UK album charts. "

So, if DS sold 120 million albums, why is the same number still being quoted for DS/MK albums combined?       :think

Thanks MB for this link, really interesting interview!!! And I made the same comment than Super Val!! Why on Earth did he say Dave, Mark and I decided to stop in 1993??? Who's Dave??? Not DK!!! I think he made a mixup with the surname of someone else!!! :wave

Title: Re: John Illsley - My Perfect Weekend
Post by: 11-54_Stringcheese on June 30, 2015, 10:24:07 PM

Ed?

Title: Re: John Illsley - My Perfect Weekend
Post by: dustyvalentino on June 30, 2015, 10:32:27 PM

Just a mistake by the journalist who actually wrote the article. Would most likely would have been a phone interviee turned into a first person article.

Anyone really believe that John actually wanted to disband DS?

Title: Re: John Illsley - My Perfect Weekend
Post by: Marijo58 on June 30, 2015, 10:42:59 PM

Quote from: dustyvalentino on June 30, 2015, 10:32:27 PM

Just a mistake by the journalist who actually wrote the article. Would most likely would have been a phone interviee turned into a first person article.

Anyone really believe that John actually wanted to disband DS?

No I guess not, he couldn't want to do this!!! Too much money money!!! :thumbsup :wave

Title: Re: John Illsley - My Perfect Weekend
Post by: Jules on June 30, 2015, 10:44:32 PM

Quote from: dustyvalentino on June 30, 2015, 10:32:27 PM

Just a mistake by the journalist who actually wrote the article. Would most likely would have been a phone interviee turned into a first person article.

Anyone really believe that John actually wanted to disband DS?

Not, but he probably agreed with MK as during the OES tour probably mentioned very often how unhappy he was with the band.