Mark Ronson has spoken about the attention he has received from British tabloids.
Born into rock royalty, Mark Ronson’s rise to fame came first as a DJ and then as a producer. Working with Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen, the producer enjoyed huge success due to albums such as ‘Back To Black’.
Becoming a man about town, Mark Ronson was swiftly followed by the press. Near constant coverage turned the producer into something of a hate figure, with success breeding a typically British notoriety.
Speaking to ClashMusic, the producer candidly revealed some of his thoughts of the effects of press coverage. “People didn’t like me for a little while” he said.
“It was a drag because I wanted it to be about the music – I never wanted to get myself into these papers and become famous. Somehow you just wake up one day and you’re in that and you can’t really change it.”
Continuing, Mark Ronson explained that he has refused to allow press coverage to dictate his life. “The thing is, I never really make any decisions personally. I like going out to clubs and I’m not going out to these cheesy Mayfair clubs every night, but so what?” he questioned.
“I got my picture taken coming out of somewhere in Soho late at night with a Klaxon, they run that picture in The Sun or whatever…”
Returning with his new album ‘Record Collection’ the producer was keen to avoid the stereotyped sound of ‘Version’. A selection of covers, the album’s huge success allowed people to pigeonhole the singer.
“To be honest, I didn’t know I was doing a covers album with ‘Version’. I started making those songs because I was painfully tired of all the songs I was playing in my DJ sets. Zane Lowe started playing ‘Just’ and I ended up getting a deal. It never occurred to me to do another covers record…”
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