Then, you know, the other more-traditional role of the producer in, like, the kind of Quincy Jones sense is kind of part arranger. So you're coming up with, like, these - you hear these songs that are quite bare-bones, and you dream up what's the band doing? What's the rhythm section doing? What's the guitars, strings, pianos - that sort of thing. It's almost like a little toolbox.
Mark RonsonI rarely ever respond to misquotes and wrong information. Plus, it only serves to bring attention to the matter.
Mark RonsonStevie Wonder doing 'We Can Work It Out' by the Beatles is one of my favorite records of all time.
Mark RonsonI had a somewhat frenetic childhood because my mum and dad split up when I was five, and then my mum remarried.
Mark RonsonI got into DJ'ing because I started to listen to New York radio a lot. Obviously, I knew the stuff everybody knew, like Beastie Boys and Public Enemy, but I heard "Who Got the Props" by Black Moon, and I went up to this kid in my school with the Walkman on and was like, "What is this? You must tell me how I can get this now." Because there was no Shazam or googling lyrics.
Mark Ronson