The confusion surrounding Dire Straits' induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next week was cleared up somewhat when we spoke to bassist John Illsley this (Thursday) afternoon.
He says that the three alumni of the band who have said they would attend -- him and keyboardists Guy Fletcher and Alan Clark -- will not perform without frontman Mark Knopfler, who, for reasons that we have been told are "personal and complicated," will not be there. Neither will his brother David or drummer Pick Withers, who are also being inducted.
John Illsley on Dire Straits not performing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony: