Huge responsibility to play Mark Knopfler's compositions: DSE

Mark Knopfler entered the music scene in the late '70s with "Sultans of Swing", which brought the British rock band Dire Straits an overnight success.

The old band may no longer be active but Terence Reis- fronted The Dire Straits Experience is bringing Knopfler's precisely-pointed guitar solos to life again in a new form.

Knopfler made Dire Straits one of the most successful bands of the '80s with his beautiful guitar solos and great writing in hits like "Sultans of Swing," "Money for Nothing," "Tunnel of Love," "So Far Away" and "Romeo and Juliet." It was not easy for Reis to step into Knopfler's shoes and the singer says he was not even trying as he felt "it was something impossible to achieve."

"I'm still in the process of learning. I've got a lot of help from Dire Straits original members. Having them by my side has given me enough confidence to just trust the audience and this band," Reis told

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