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I'd been DJ-ing in these club...

I'd been DJ-ing in these clubs in N.Y. and I hated everything that was coming out. So I decided I would make it myself. People were making mash-ups or remixes, but I was extra bored, so I actually started remaking these records from scratch.

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I know it sounds really lame ...

I know it sounds really lame and hater-ish, but I think 2009 was maybe the worst year for music ever.

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When I started 'Record Collec...

When I started 'Record Collection,' I had no idea that it would come out sounding the way that it did, and that's one of the best things about the creative process, taking turns with the things you didn't know.

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The cologne you pick should m...

The cologne you pick should make you feel good when you go out with it. I think confidence comes across more than any other of our attributes.

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DJing is an art that I have t...

DJing is an art that I have the utmost respect for, and I've been practising it since I was 17 years old. Doing Tom Cruise wedding-type things becomes the focal point of every interview, and you realize that you have to cut it out if you don't want to be answering questions about that.

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Stevie Wonder doing 'We Can W...

Stevie Wonder doing 'We Can Work It Out' by the Beatles is one of my favorite records of all time.

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My grandmother always used to...

My grandmother always used to wear this English perfume called Tuberose and then she died and then I dated this girl who wore the same thing. Every time I hung out with her, I could only think of my recently deceased grandmother. So sometimes a signature scent can be good and sometimes it can be bad.

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You draw the best things from...

You draw the best things from your parents and family. You're going to pick up some of the bad things as well - there's a temper that runs through my dad's side of the family that I'm not especially keen on picking up a giant block of.

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I made my name and reputation...

I made my name and reputation DJing in hip-hop clubs in New York. 'Celebrity DJ' is a term that I hated. To me a celebrity DJ is someone that's on 'Big Brother' or in some kind of B-movie who gets a gig to DJ even though they're not talented enough to do it.

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I'd be saying, 'No, I'm so no...

I'd be saying, 'No, I'm so not a DJ, I'm a producer.' But no matter how much faith you may have in yourself, until you have a hit you can't really run around telling everyone you're a producer.

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Then, you know, the other mor...

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.

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I think that the things that ...

I think that the things that are interesting sometimes, when you're striving for a sound, you just get it wrong 'cause of your own limitations. That's when you get something kind of original.

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Kids can make fun of you for ...

Kids can make fun of you for having the wrong shoelaces: that's just kids. But I don't think I had any trouble making friends.

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I think Katy B encapsulates y...

I think Katy B encapsulates young London in a way I never could. She reps London harder than anyone song-wise since Lily Allen.

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My mother was incredibly stri...

My mother was incredibly strict, especially when we moved to New York. Compared with most of the American parents, who seemed so relaxed with their children, my mother was virtually a dictator.

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A 'GQ' award is kind of, like...

A 'GQ' award is kind of, like, insane. It's a huge thing.

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I rarely ever respond to misq...

I rarely ever respond to misquotes and wrong information. Plus, it only serves to bring attention to the matter.

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I had a somewhat frenetic chi...

I had a somewhat frenetic childhood because my mum and dad split up when I was five, and then my mum remarried.

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Sometimes I have to shut off ...

Sometimes I have to shut off the omnipresent disco ball and flashing lights that are always in my head. It's a part of maturing, I guess - just learning that it's not just always about a quick, easy fix of getting people to dance.

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I don't think I really make s...

I don't think I really make singer-songwritery-type music - it's not my strong point.

Mark Ronson 40 quotes

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