Jack Sonni passed away

[dustyvalentino]

Yeah, I meant listen to both parts.

[hunter]

Pretty heart-wrenching to hear Jack describe his last meeting with Mark.

[dustyvalentino]

Indeed.

But then MK mentioned Jack's daughters being born onstage at Mandela.

All very strange.

[quizzaciously]

Obv Jack wanted more from MK than MK was willing to offer, so the latter tried to burn the bridges, and it happens.

Funny that Jack said exactly the phrase Mark says all the time, that dreams never end up in reality. What the heck Mark's dreaming about then?

A lot of people who get something from MK or other famous people think it's their chance, and want more, get into a bit of addiction. I think it's a mistake.

[hunter]

The ever-present danger of mixing business with pleasure (including friendship). Mark has always been the kind of guy who only dances to his own tune (ha!), except if you are Chet Atkins or Bob Dylan. I certainly think Jack knew and accepted that. Mark was the star, and they would never be on equal terms artistically. However, because of their friendship, Mark should have showed Jack the respect and decency to at least offer some kind of explanation. If Mark no longer felt a desire to go on with a project involving Jack, then they should have had that conversation.

[Banjo99uk]

Indeed.

But then MK mentioned Jack's daughters being born onstage at Mandela.

All very strange.

and he donated £1000 to the funeral costs when Jacks daughter passed away.

[Robson]

What is also sad is just how often Mark is writing about people who have passed away!! We seem to be loosing more and more great musicians as they all get older. Isn't Jack the first member of the Dire Straits "family" to have died?

Yes. I had that reflection too:(

[dmg]

Pretty heart-wrenching to hear Jack describe his last meeting with Mark.

Totally heart-wrenching.  Mark was a right b*stard in his treatment of Jack as he has been with so many former band members.  There's no excuse.

[Shai]

I always had the impression that Jack was only a fill-in on the 85/86 tour.

I don't recall that he was an "official" member of the band.

RIP Jumpin Jack!

Saul

[Jules]

Obv Jack wanted more from MK than MK was willing to offer, so the latter tried to burn the bridges, and it happens.

My point of view is that Jack only expected that those projects that MK told to him as future plans like producing the power trio with Darryl Jones and Omar Hakim, could ever happen or at least being discussed. Actually in that podcast Jack says he was producing demos in order to work on what MK told him they would do in the future.

I'd say it's logical Jack expected something from MK, as MK was the one who told him about it.

[dustyvalentino]

Another interview

https://www.ouramericannetwork.org/story?title=Dire-Straits-Jack-Sonni

[dustyvalentino]

Excerpt from Jack's book here

https://web.archive.org/web/20100915043036/http://www.jacksonni.com/read_listen/

[Robson]

Some memories on the forum from Jack. Maybe not everyone read then.

https://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=1574.0

[hunter]

Some memories on the forum from Jack. Maybe not everyone read then.

https://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=1574.0

Lol! Crazy thread.

[dmg]

Some memories on the forum from Jack. Maybe not everyone read then.

https://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=1574.0

No excuses and Mark has form on this treatment of band members.  Only one original member by the time they started the BIA album is testament to that.