Keith Urban was interviewed recently for his new cd. He had this to say about MK:
One of your inspirations as a guitar player was Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits. Why him?
When I was 15, a guy who played guitar in a little band in Brisbane, where I grew up, was in love with Dire Straits. He had this Stratocaster - it just sounded so great, and I said, "Where do you get your sound from?" He said, "I'm fully inspired by Mark Knopfler." Just the beautiful tone and the melodic creativity, it's sublime.
Have you ever met him?
It was more of a strange fan sighting one night - one of my early years in Nashville. He was sitting at a table in a restaurant. I was just sort of awestruck. The only really "fannish" moment I've ever had was seeing him at the table. I waited till the end and introduced myself and he was just really cordial. I would love to meet him proper some day.
For the full article, here's the link:
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/keith-urban-is-in-a-lighter-mood-for-his-garden-show-1.1502529
