Mark Knopfler has said he thinks it is unlikely he will perform as part of Dire Straits again.
The musician, who formed the band with brother David and friends John Illsley and Pick Withers in 1977, said the group eventually became too big and lost its feeling of intimacy.
Dire Straits, which has been through a number of changes to the line-up over the years, enjoyed global success with hits such as Brothers In Arms, Romeo And Juliet, and Money For Nothing before disbanding in 1995.
Knopfler still works closely with band member Guy Fletcher, with whom he recently collaborated on a charity single for Teenage Cancer Trust, but said it is unlikely they will perform together again as Dire Straits.
He told BBC Breakfast: “I don’t think so for a number of reasons, one of them being that I’ve built my own studio, which I really love and and I haven’t had a bad day in there.
“And it’s given me the chance to really push. I mean, this last album, I have done far too many songs…”
