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Author Topic: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits  (Read 76723 times)

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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #585 on: December 20, 2021, 08:17:07 PM »
Only 4 days to go until I can hold the book in my hands.  :)
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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #586 on: December 20, 2021, 08:22:11 PM »
I know that feeling :)
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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #587 on: December 20, 2021, 09:24:02 PM »
First 60 pages in and the book is so fun. Also, holy hell John was a heavy weed smoker! :D I wonder what's Mark relationship with drugs

I remember MK saying in interviews that he smoked weed quite a lot in a period of his life, I guess that was at the early days, or maybe during the stressful days of the band.


hey, I'd be grateful if you could provide me a link so I can read/watch!

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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #588 on: December 20, 2021, 10:07:15 PM »
First 60 pages in and the book is so fun. Also, holy hell John was a heavy weed smoker! :D I wonder what's Mark relationship with drugs

I remember MK saying in interviews that he smoked weed quite a lot in a period of his life, I guess that was at the early days, or maybe during the stressful days of the band.


hey, I'd be grateful if you could provide me a link so I can read/watch!

Can't remember in which one, or ones he said that, so I hope you have free time

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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #589 on: December 28, 2021, 06:20:39 PM »
Just finished the book a few hours ago and holy hell, what a journey! I had lots of fun reading it and found myself laughing out loud in some cases. I'd definitely recommend it to everyone. The life on tour staff is as tough as is exciting.

A sentence "food for thought": "Pauline (John's ex wife) never did anything wrong, and I am sorry that she had to suffer and sacrifice her happiness for my career".
Just wow. Makes me think it's a zero sum game.

Also, on a brighter note, by far the funniest interaction which got me laughing hard:

Tommy's (live sound engineer) eccentricities were sometimes expressed in his playing. At a concert in Sydney, a werid whooshing noise filled the air during "Sultans of Swing". After the gig, Mark asked politely what he had been doing.
"I thought some Siberian wind might add a little something."
"Siberian wind? Do you mind not doing that again?"

 :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol


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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #590 on: December 28, 2021, 06:30:45 PM »
Just finished the book a few hours ago and holy hell, what a journey! I had lots of fun reading it and found myself laughing out loud in some cases. I'd definitely recommend it to everyone. The life on tour staff is as tough as is exciting.

A sentence "food for thought": "Pauline (John's ex wife) never did anything wrong, and I am sorry that she had to suffer and sacrifice her happiness for my career".
Just wow. Makes me think it's a zero sum game.

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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #591 on: December 28, 2021, 06:31:06 PM »
Just started reading today. It's such a great book. I can't put it down.  ;)
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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #592 on: December 28, 2021, 06:49:07 PM »
Just finished the book a few hours ago and holy hell, what a journey! I had lots of fun reading it and found myself laughing out loud in some cases. I'd definitely recommend it to everyone. The life on tour staff is as tough as is exciting.

A sentence "food for thought": "Pauline (John's ex wife) never did anything wrong, and I am sorry that she had to suffer and sacrifice her happiness for my career".
Just wow. Makes me think it's a zero sum game.

Also, on a brighter note, by far the funniest interaction which got me laughing hard:

Tommy's (live sound engineer) eccentricities were sometimes expressed in his playing. At a concert in Sydney, a werid whooshing noise filled the air during "Sultans of Swing". After the gig, Mark asked politely what he had been doing.
"I thought some Siberian wind might add a little something."
"Siberian wind? Do you mind not doing that again?"

 :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

That Tommy is Tommy Mandel, the second keyboard player on Alchemy
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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #593 on: December 29, 2021, 12:21:17 AM »
Oops, something went off..

Also:
"We played a couple of nights at the Concord Pavilion in San Francisco, yet another spectacular outdoor amphitheater facing up over a few rows of seats and beyond a grasssy hill. While there, we got word that J.J. Cale was playing a small late gig on the night of our second show. We had listened to his music incessantly back in early days and it was partly through a common love of his music that my friendship with Mark was forged. We finished our show and hurried over the Gold Gate Bridge to a tiny venue in Sausalito. There were people standing on tables, and we pressed into the throng for a better view of the great man. It was just J.J. with hisguitar and a guy on a Hammond organ playing the bass notes with his feet. It's the simplicity of the music, the easy rhythm, the restrained emotion, the deep humility of a true out-and-out music man that,for me, makes him one of the greats. Toward the end, J.J. invited Mark to play a coupld of tracks with him, and it was touch to see the frontman of what had been called the biggest band in the world looking so delighted as he climbed on to the stage. Sadly, there was no room on stafe for anyone else. Of all the people in the world I'd have loved to play with, it is J.J. Cale."

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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #594 on: December 29, 2021, 07:48:54 PM »
It's so amazing that Mark has met lots of his heroes from the past during his career.
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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #595 on: December 29, 2021, 08:07:39 PM »
It's so amazing that Mark has met lots of his heroes from the past during his career.

I think he met all of his heroes unless they happen to be dead before he became successful (like Elvis or Hendrix). That's for sure one of the greatest achievements by Mark in my opinion. And I think he built his studio to bring it further and meet with even more heroes down the road.

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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #596 on: December 29, 2021, 08:41:16 PM »
Tommy's (live sound engineer) eccentricities were sometimes expressed in his playing. At a concert in Sydney, a werid whooshing noise filled the air during "Sultans of Swing". After the gig, Mark asked politely what he had been doing.
"I thought some Siberian wind might add a little something."
"Siberian wind? Do you mind not doing that again?"

 :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol


That's hilarious. Not so sure "Do you mind not doing that again" were Mark's exact words  ;D

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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #597 on: January 10, 2022, 09:06:03 AM »
It's so amazing that Mark has met lots of his heroes from the past during his career.

I think he met all of his heroes unless they happen to be dead before he became successful (like Elvis or Hendrix). That's for sure one of the greatest achievements by Mark in my opinion. And I think he built his studio to bring it further and meet with even more heroes down the road.

You can add Buddy Holly to that list too.
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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #598 on: January 27, 2022, 12:36:39 PM »
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Re: SPOILERS: John Illsley will publish a book about Dire Straits
« Reply #599 on: January 27, 2022, 02:54:01 PM »
Kudos to John for not telling this horribly annoying journalist to fuck off!  What a bunch of bad questions, and how rude of her to doubt him. He isn't offending anybody, he is telling what he saw. Phil Palmer writes about the SanRemo fastival too, and I don't doubt they are telling the truth.
I can't believe how bad this journalist is, it is some of the worst I've read!...And this probably is NOT the worst one he has met.. :disbelief
« Last Edit: January 27, 2022, 03:02:18 PM by Elin N »

 

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