Former Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni has reportedly died of unspecified causes on the age of 68.
The band’s official X (previously Twitter) account paid tribute to Sonni, finest referred to as the “different guitarist” alongside frontman Mark Knoplfer on their 1985-86 Brothers in Arms tour. He additionally performed guitar synthesizer on the track “The Man’s Too Sturdy” on the 1985 Brothers in Arms album, which has bought over 30 million copies worldwide thus far.
“I used to be working in a small however actual guitar store in Manhattan for a number of years and Mark walked in sooner or later,” Sonni advised DireStraitsBlog.com in a 2020 interview. “He was on the town beginning to report [Dire Straits’ 1980 album] Making Films and was in search of a brand new guitar. We turned quick pals and spent numerous time collectively over the subsequent 4 years. The topic of my taking part in together with his band was by no means mentioned. It wasn’t till December of 1985 that he requested me to come back to Monserrat, end the album, and exit on tour with him.”
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The ultimate cease of the Brothers in Arms tour, April 26, 1986 in Sydney, Australia, marked the surprising finish of Sonni’s time with Dire Straits. “I stood on the steps of the resort and waved goodbye to the complete band as they left for the airport to fly again to the UK. I stayed in Australia and went browsing! In fact, I had no concept that was the final time I might see the band.”
After retiring from the stage in 1988, in recent times Sonni has carried out alongside fellow Dire Straits alumni within the band Dire Straits Legacy, and was scheduled to be part of that group’s 2023 tour which is about to kick off on Sept. 15.
“Do it for the love of taking part in and never for fame or wealth,’ Sonni answered when requested what recommendation he’d give to aspiring musicians within the 2020 DireStraitsBlog interview. “Only a few get fortunate [enough] to expertise what I did not to mention attain the success and riches of a Mark Knopfler. So have enjoyable above all.”
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