Sultan of snub: Mark Knopfler skips Dire Straits' rock hall of fame induction [View all]

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British rockers Dire Straits have been inducted into the rock’n’roll hall of fame, but the occasion was marked without its lead singer and guitarist Mark Knopfler, who chose not to turn up to the ceremony.

Knopfler skipped the concert in Cleveland, US, on Saturday, and it was left to bassist John Illsley to explain his absence.

“I’ll assure you it’s a personal thing,” Illsley said onstage. “Let’s just leave it at that.”

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/15/mark-knopfler-skips-dire-straits-rock-hall-of-fame-induction



I have just gotta to ask..................why isn't Ten Years After not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame................Alvin Lee was a better guitar player, and the band had more drive, than being just a commercial entity.................that is apparently what the Rock and Roll Hall Fame looks for ........................commercialism

http://www.notinhalloffame.com/rock-and-roll/261-215-ten-years-after


This is just not right.......................