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Coupled with the fact that Knopfleracceptedanothermusic awardmonthslater inScotland?
Its October 2021, and the man still hasnt explained himself.
We respect his dedication.
But John Illsey, Dire Straits bassist, can at least venture to explain … something.
It was quite tricky to get it right, to be honest.
I knew Mark … was somewhat reluctant, because of the way it was politically handled.
I completely understood that, Illsey said.
But I just felt that at least one of us should be there to acknowledge it.
Its a recognition of something and fairly important.
I didnt want to let that go.
I wanted to celebrate it in a way as best we could under the circumstances.
Maybe hes just exhausted aftermoving all of those refrigerators and color TVsfor decades?
