Dire Straits John Illsley - Speaks about his Dire Straits Career

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Dire Straits John Illsley - Speaks about his Dire Straits Career

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Hear Dire Straits bass player John Illsley talk all about his career with the band, how they formed, how Sting came to sing on Money For Nothing and more.

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@desireehennequin8174 2 жыл бұрын

What a genuine person John Illsley is... A man with heart and honesty 💓 Not arrogant. Gotta love him. 👍💖💃👏

@marklowe7431 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine a Dire Straits 2022 world tour........... Imagine the opportunity to record this in 8k and perfect audio.

@garygari439 3 жыл бұрын

Dire Straits were the best band ever and John was one of the founders. My respect...:)

@avroj 3 жыл бұрын

John's debut album "Never Told a Soul" is a masterpiece. Highly recommended. Mark plays on it too.

@pbrucpaul 2 жыл бұрын

A Terrific Bass player who provided the rhythm and drive to Dire Straits.

@VRPRocks 2 жыл бұрын

And a true gent too!

@godfreydaniel6278 3 жыл бұрын

In my experience, folks who have an appreciation and respect for music and musicians beyond the "fan" level have nothing but disdain for the R&R HOF. Honors are all well and good - but an organization that becomes overtly self-serving in the process just dilutes the value of the honor. That being said - I owe Dire Straits and those who've contributed to their success a debt of gratitude - they've enriched my life on this planet...

@MrBenSThomas 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know how this video has so few views, but it was awesome to hear about Dire Straits from John. Thank you for the video!

@leocmen 3 жыл бұрын

What a good Interview... John is a true gentleman IMHO, he was part of the best band of 80's and one of the G.O.A.T. whoever has chance to hear Alchemy and On The Night will certainly agree with this perspective

@soniasurija8880 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the interview I got nostalgic when John mentioned Dire Straits played 23 shows in Sydney, I attended about 8 or 9 shows, spectacular concerts, great memories

@ToddSauve 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised John said they listened to JJ Cale. The first Dire Straits album bears such a striking resemblance to JJ Cale's "Naturally." It is like each song from that first album is based on one from "Naturally." If you've never listened to JJ Cale but love the Dire Straits, do yourself a favour and pick up "Naturally" and rejoice in the roots of Dire Straits! 😎😎😎

@tommonk7651 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great point. JJ Cale is one of those lesser known musical geniuses. That guy has so many great songs. His greatest hits is loaded with songs. His songs have been done by Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eric Clapton and others. He has a great sound.

@KRAZEEIZATION 3 жыл бұрын

Do yourself an even bigger favour and pick up all 8 JJ Cale albums on Mercury!

@ToddSauve 3 жыл бұрын

@@KRAZEEIZATION I've listened to all of them. My sister had them. I first came across JJ Cale back in the early 1970s, when Naturally came out, and Crazy Mama got a lot of airplay. I knew right away that his was my kind of music! 😄🙃😎

@KRAZEEIZATION 3 жыл бұрын

@@ToddSauve I bought the 8 Mercury CDs back in 1990 and then I picked up the LPs in the 00s. I sold the CDs in 2011 but bought them all back today on ebay plus Rewind the unreleased recordings. Apart from 1989s Travel Log, the 90s stuff is a bit too processed. No doubt I’ll collect them all again!

@martinosborne2842 3 жыл бұрын

John seems a really nice guy 👍👍👍

@ambroseharper8316 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely guy, great musician 🙂

@sannox01 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if John's son, Harry 'Makes the scene'? I also wonder if previous references to Harry in songs had any influence on the naming. Made me smile hearing the name :-)

@lukeo.1863 3 жыл бұрын

Huge DS fan, great interview

@damnyankeefl 3 жыл бұрын

I saw the brothers in arms tour and it was one of my favorites of all time, and I’ve seen probably 200 major concerts in my life, just amazing musicians

@VRPRocks 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Still such a unique band, even now. Incredible musicianship!

@bertfrantic 3 жыл бұрын

Agree, I saw the BIA tour twice, once at the start of the tour and the second time towards the end. The band were well rehearsed and put on a great show at the first gig, but it was a very long tour (over a year maybe ?) so by the second gig many of the songs had evolved and the band were beyond tight. I've been lucky enough to see most of the top tier acts of the last few decades, and DS towards the end of the BIA tour is still my personal "best ever" gig.

@tu1949 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on.....couldn't agree more. I saw the DS BIA concert in Manchester and was high as a kite for weeks......without substances, I should add. Like you, I've seen so many concerts and that one is a stand out!

@garanceadrosehn9691 3 жыл бұрын

I'd say that "America" (in general) completely understood the song "Money for Nothing", and it got into heavy rotation on our radio stations *because* radio DJ's considered it a dig at MTV. I'm not sure *MTV* understood it, but it's possible they did and just loved that they were mentioned in the song. Lots of free advertising.

@KRAZEEIZATION 3 жыл бұрын

Money For Nothing was Marks nod to ZZ Top! He loved the sound of Eliminator!

@salahtounsaoui9172 2 жыл бұрын

John was behind the reformation of DS and producing a phenomenal album on every street John pushed hard and it paid off and that was their final CD later he continued pushing but Mark was categorical maybe because Mark had a successful solo career going on

@RideAcrossTheRiver 10 ай бұрын

It was Mark's idea to do the last album.

@billwilson9706 3 жыл бұрын

What great music dire straits produced over the years. Personal favorite album is making movies. Love alchemy which is a concert with wonderfull version of romeo and juliet. A good lesser known video worth watching is soul kissing by david knofler which john is in

@ThePottel 3 жыл бұрын

great interview. great new insights, kinda, even for a live long fan.

@VRPRocks 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Maarten 👍

@Mattgoodtimes24290 3 жыл бұрын

That was a great interview ! Thanks a lot!

@VRPRocks 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it Matthieu! Check out our podcasts for more brilliant rock star interviews :-)

@rod1406 3 жыл бұрын

You could play in Brazil 🇧🇷 someday! You got lots of fans here!!!

@philsmith214 3 жыл бұрын

Love all of ds records god i hope they do a reunion soon before its too late , please please get it sorted

@VRPRocks 3 жыл бұрын

That would be fantastic! Take my money now 💰!!

@MisterTMH 3 жыл бұрын

Would you go back to High School or try to get back with your girlfriend from 25 years ago? Move on. We still have the records to enjoy.

@philsmith214 3 жыл бұрын

@@MisterTMH so you are saying you would not purchase a ticket to see them again ??

@MisterTMH 3 жыл бұрын

@@philsmith214 The original line up of Dire Straits as men are all well past their prime and no longer have much in common with each other as people. What purpose would it serve? Are you just wishing we could be young again? I think that is not a new concept. I would rather see today's artists in their Prime such as Samantha Fish and Esperanza Spalding.

@mjweber4325 2 жыл бұрын

Doubt it will ever happen. Mark is not interested.

@mrmaxaxl 3 жыл бұрын

Good interview. Just ashame you barely mentioned my favorite album: On Every Street! I wanted to hear what went on during the recording and so on. Oh well.

@VRPRocks 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry Max 😢 unfortunately only had a limited amount of time. Maybe next i'll ask him 😊

@mrmaxaxl 3 жыл бұрын

@@VRPRocks No problem! Thank you for an awesome interview anyway 😊

@cinnamonvic0 3 жыл бұрын

On every street indeed is a beautiful album.... You and your friend is my favorite song

@mjweber4325 2 жыл бұрын

Title song "On Every Street" is just glorious. One of their best!

@salahtounsaoui9172 2 жыл бұрын

Calling Elvis is a masterpiece

@volkwino 3 жыл бұрын

Nice interview!

@hibener-eg1rg 3 жыл бұрын

Dire Straits é John Islley!

@mikef2813 3 жыл бұрын

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is despised by many of us in America for too many reasons to get into.

@salahtounsaoui9172 2 жыл бұрын

The band had huge success the pressure was enormous John and Mark paid a heavy price by failing their first marriage too many tours and too many many interviews Different from what people used to think that mark had the mainmise on the band but in fact two had the decision on what direction the band must take concerning the concerts and other things

@jamesbailey5008 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure he's played SoS many thousands of times..

@KRAZEEIZATION 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought John was very modest and very cool in the way he rocked out on stage but stayed away from the fame machine.

@cinnamonvic0 3 жыл бұрын

Yes he is cool and modest, loved to see him rock as he performed🙂

@ktpinnacle 3 жыл бұрын

When the hell did we get old?

@devilsoffspring5519 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, it starts happening 9 months before we're born :)

@raymondbonington9355 3 жыл бұрын

Know the brothers don't talk I wonder if John talks to both .

@steffenbrix Жыл бұрын

Love interviews with John..... but why is the video quality so blurred? 🙃

@VRPRocks Жыл бұрын

Im sorry @SteffanBrix - I make podcasts and this interview was one of the first I did. I didnt intend for it to be seen, only heard, so my equipment wasn't great back then! Please check out this later interview I did with John though: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdFkitt4y6fNqoE.html and this little additional bonus one too: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ld2WmKmXtpa8iYE.html Thanks for watching!

@davidkern442 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the interview. I wished the visual quality was a tad better. Why not put one lamp and make sure the camera has focus?

@VRPRocks 3 жыл бұрын

Hi David, Thanks for commenting. This was the first video interview we did, as it was originally recorded for sole use on the podcast series Vintage Rock Pod. We decided to release the video on youtube as a bonus, despite its obvious floors in quality - but we felt that what John had to say was worth it. Please check out the podcast series, lots of other top interviews on there too. Take care! VRP

@DJFalkoHannover 3 жыл бұрын

This is not a peep-hole dude! Simply go on browsing some pinterest pictures and listen to them talking!

@royferguson2297 3 жыл бұрын

Watch a band called The REO Brothers on You Tube play Sultans of Swing amazing cover.

@griefletstalkaboutit 3 жыл бұрын

Subbed liked and added you to my playlist

@zachelmquist4932 3 жыл бұрын

Two questions that should have been asked. Would DS regroup for benefit show and are there any unreleased DS songs?

@VRPRocks 3 жыл бұрын

Good questions Zach! Next time i get the pleasure of interviewing him i'll ask them for you!

@damnyankeefl 3 жыл бұрын

Millionaire blues and kingdom come are two singles on iTunes I discovered that weren’t on albums . Have no idea when they were done I just found them one day, good songs, too

@MrSparklespring 3 жыл бұрын

@@damnyankeefl b sides of singles. 'Woman on the east bound train" for instance b side of sultans of swings single!

@mattjamesmusicyork 3 жыл бұрын

@@damnyankeefl Agreed, they're both great songs! I believe they were recorded during the On Every Street sessions.

@VRPRocks 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Zach - as promised, I spoke with John again this morning and asked him one of your questions - and gave you the credit and namecheck too! You can see it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdFkitt4y6fNqoE.html

@QSDigitalVideo 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like you're podcasting from your cell on B Wing! 😆😅

@VRPRocks 3 жыл бұрын

It's much more glamorous than that... it's from the Vintage Rock Pod Pub Shed Studio! Try saying that quickly #tonguetwister

@Cloxxki 9 ай бұрын

When are you guys doing a Julian Assange anniverary concert? If Mandela, why not Assange?

@mariaellis2882 Жыл бұрын

He kind of reminds me of Roger Waters

@petermeter8221 3 жыл бұрын

Roger Waters twin

@VRPRocks 3 жыл бұрын

😂👍

@lextratherese7277 3 жыл бұрын

Beyonce twin

@DeOmnibusDubitandum76 3 жыл бұрын

It was his prerogative, but my worshipped MK behave like a complete arse when he refused to attend the RHF gala. What a childish killjoy! Fear of facing the past and standing by his David K., perhaps? He mistreated him badly, well be a man and live with it!

@AgentRafa Жыл бұрын

Mark doesn't give two shits about so called "awards", and I admire him for that. Brothers can have complicated relationships so one should be careful about picking side and judging especially when you don't know any of them personally.