Music

Music has been something that I have always loved, and has been inspirational to me as well as therapeutic when things aren't going well or if I've had a bad day.

I remember when I got my first "Midi HiFi" I was so chuffed, I listened to the radio every chance I had & from there onwards, was captured by the sound of "Dire Straits" from the first time I heard "Sultans Of Swing & Money For Nothing. Mark Knopfler is without doubt, my biggest musical hero. I was lucky  enough to see Mark Knopfler on the 21st of May 2008 at the Cardiff International Arena, it was an unforgettable night and I can't wait to go and see him there again!!

I have every song that Dire Straits ever recorded & every song that Mark Knopfler has recorded as a solo artist ever since.

I Love the sound of the Guitar, any song with guitar in it I'll listen to it. There are many other artists that I like to listen to, such as Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Pogues, Cerys Matthews, B.B King to name but a few. My musical taste extends from Heavy Metal to Opera and from Country & Western to some good old  fashioned old school Dance Music!

My love affair with the Guitar started as a direct result of Mark Knopfler, when I was a teenager on my 14th birthday I think it was, I got a Red Marlin Slammer Guitar, I was so chuffed to have a guitar like the man himself Mark Knopfler!

I started learning chords, and not long after that I got involved in the school band playing rhythm guitar & I loved it.

My biggest regret is that after I left school I didn't carry on playing, that was a result of all things Rallying. But, I am glad to say that I've started to play guitar again & I'm loving every minute of it!

Take a look at my Guitars in the Gallery Here!

I've inserted a few Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits Videos below, also the link to his and Guy Fletcher's (Mark Knopfler's Right Hand Man) fantastic website too.

www.markknopfler.com  www.guyfletcher.co.uk