--- title: "14 Song Quotes By Mark Ronson" description: "14 Song quotes by Mark Ronson. Plus more from Mark Ronson and more Song sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/mark-ronson-11628_could_d-angelo-could-sing-the-phonebook-and-it_1516792.jpg" --- > [D'Angelo could sing the phonebook and it would sound good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/d-angelo-could-sing-the-phonebook-and-it-would-sound-good/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/mark-ronson-11628_could_d-angelo-could-sing-the-phonebook-and-it_1516792.jpg) > [I never studied jazz technically; I just know and love the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-never-studied-jazz-technically-i-just-know-and-love-the-music/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/mark-ronson-11628_and-love_i-never-studied-jazz-technically-i-just_2213628.jpg) > [I think that that spirit, or at least the raucousness of maybe that, is in there. And then yeah, like, along the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-think-that-that-spirit-or-at-least-the-raucousness-of-maybe-that-is/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e98/mark-ronson-11628_causes_i-think-that-that-spirit-or-at-least-the_3054358.jpg) > [I really love something about being around the recording studios - you know, like, those days in the '80s they'd be, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-really-love-something-about-being-around-the-recording-studios-you/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/mark-ronson-11628_80s_i-really-love-something-about-being-arou_2327297.jpg) > [I think, you know, for me, whatever I need to slot into to make that music the best it can be or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-think-you-know-for-me-whatever-i-need-to-slot-into-to-make-that/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/080/mark-ronson-11628_achieve_i-think-you-know-for-me-whatever-i-need_2309201.jpg) > [And music is kind of a - it's like a finicky industry to be in of course. Like, tastes change. You're hot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/and-music-is-kind-of-a-it-s-like-a-finicky-industry-to-be-in-of/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/111/mark-ronson-11628_both-sides_and-music-is-kind-of-a-it-s-like-a-finic_1960986.jpg) > [I think Katy B encapsulates young London in a way I never could. She reps London harder than anyone song-wise since Lily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-think-katy-b-encapsulates-young-london-in-a-way-i-never-could-she/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/mark-ronson-11628_allen_i-think-katy-b-encapsulates-young-london_1924962.jpg) > [I got into DJ'ing because I started to listen to New York radio a lot. Obviously, I knew the stuff everybody knew,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-got-into-dj-ing-because-i-started-to-listen-to-new-york-radio-a-lot/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/mark-ronson-11628_black_i-got-into-dj-ing-because-i-started-to-l_3081272.jpg) > [I mean, my wife is always like - I don't write lyrics. So I couldn't, like, really technically write a song for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-mean-my-wife-is-always-like-i-don-t-write-lyrics-so-i-couldn-t-like/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/mark-ronson-11628_dad_i-mean-my-wife-is-always-like-i-don-t-wr_386392.jpg) > [You know, like, there's songs like "Valerie" and "Bang Bang Bang" that I was so proud of. And, you know, the level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/you-know-like-there-s-songs-like-valerie-and-bang-bang-bang-that-i/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/mark-ronson-11628_bangs_you-know-like-there-s-songs-like-valerie_2838899.jpg) > [So when I was working with Amy Winehouse on "Back To Black," you know, she had all these beautiful songs, incredibly well-written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/so-when-i-was-working-with-amy-winehouse-on-back-to-black-you-know/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/mark-ronson-11628_acoustics_so-when-i-was-working-with-amy-winehouse_895494.jpg) > [I remember that the bass was turned up slightly more on the mix from last week, and I thought that was good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-remember-that-the-bass-was-turned-up-slightly-more-on-the-mix-from/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca9/mark-ronson-11628_bass_i-remember-that-the-bass-was-turned-up-s_679.jpg) > [And I remember that about three years before that, her first record had come out. And I just remember really liking this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/and-i-remember-that-about-three-years-before-that-her-first-record/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85a/mark-ronson-11628_bed_and-i-remember-that-about-three-years-be_852888.jpg) > [Then, you know, the other more-traditional role of the producer in, like, the kind of Quincy Jones sense is kind of part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/then-you-know-the-other-more-traditional-role-of-the-producer-in-like/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/mark-ronson-11628_band_then-you-know-the-other-more-traditional_453687.jpg) ## Other authors on Song - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 141 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/taylor-swift/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-dylan-18556.jpg) Bob Dylan 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/bob-dylan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jimmy-page-49993.jpg) Jimmy Page 81 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/jimmy-page/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-rollins-41662.jpg) Henry Rollins 73 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/henry-rollins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-lennon-51796.jpg) John Lennon 70 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/john-lennon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-grohl-27056.jpg) Dave Grohl 70 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/dave-grohl/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-mccartney-74044.jpg) Paul McCartney 65 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/paul-mccartney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-wynton-marsalis-96408.jpg) Wynton Marsalis 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/wynton-marsalis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-young-70733.jpg) Neil Young 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/neil-young/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-petrucci-52095.jpg) John Petrucci 63 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/john-petrucci/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jason-mraz-47548.jpg) Jason Mraz 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/jason-mraz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-van-morrison-93136.jpg) Van Morrison 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/van-morrison/) ## More by Mark Ronson > [I remember that the bass was turned up slightly more on the mix from last week, and I thought that was good - or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-remember-that-the-bass-was-turned-up-slightly-more-on-the-mix-from/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [And then, also, when you're doing something that doesn't sound like anything else on the radio at the time, you almost need to, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/and-then-also-when-you-re-doing-something-that-doesn-t-sound-like/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [Being a die-hard Knicks fan, I remember hunting down these orange-and-blue Nikes that they only released in England. And I used to hunt for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/being-a-die-hard-knicks-fan-i-remember-hunting-down-these-orange-and/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [And sometimes, I'd be allowed to be hanging out in the studio, which I just loved kind of, like, being in the room with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/and-sometimes-i-d-be-allowed-to-be-hanging-out-in-the-studio-which-i/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/sometimes-i-have-to-shut-off-the-omnipresent-disco-ball-and-flashing/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [I think that where it came from and the initial birth of it - it did come out of a jam at Bruno's studio,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-think-that-where-it-came-from-and-the-initial-birth-of-it-it-did/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [The cologne you pick should make you feel good when you go out with it. I think confidence comes across more than any other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/the-cologne-you-pick-should-make-you-feel-good-when-you-go-out-with/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [I mean, my wife is always like - I don't write lyrics. So I couldn't, like, really technically write a song for anyone. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-mean-my-wife-is-always-like-i-don-t-write-lyrics-so-i-couldn-t-like/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-d-been-dj-ing-in-these-clubs-in-n-y-and-i-hated-everything-that-was/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-d-be-saying-no-i-m-so-not-a-dj-i-m-a-producer-but-no-matter-how/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [I don't have a crazy rider clause saying I have to stay at fancy hotels. I don't have a problem with staying at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-don-t-have-a-crazy-rider-clause-saying-i-have-to-stay-at-fancy/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [I used to be a serious sneaker addict, but I've moved on a little bit from those days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-used-to-be-a-serious-sneaker-addict-but-i-ve-moved-on-a-little-bit/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/then-you-know-the-other-more-traditional-role-of-the-producer-in-like/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [You know, it's weird. It's - it hasn't really changed my life in any kind of way that I can measure. I mean, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/you-know-it-s-weird-it-s-it-hasn-t-really-changed-my-life-in-any-kind/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/kids-can-make-fun-of-you-for-having-the-wrong-shoelaces-that-s-just/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/mark-ronson/#itemlist", "name": "14 Song Quotes By Mark Ronson", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "D'Angelo could sing the phonebook and it would sound good.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Ronson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/d-angelo-could-sing-the-phonebook-and-it-would-sound-good/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/mark-ronson-11628_could_d-angelo-could-sing-the-phonebook-and-it_1516792.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/mark-ronson-11628_could_d-angelo-could-sing-the-phonebook-and-it_1516792.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/mark-ronson-11628_could_d-angelo-could-sing-the-phonebook-and-it_1516792.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“D'Angelo could sing the phonebook and it would sound good.” — Mark Ronson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never studied jazz technically; I just know and love the music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Ronson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-never-studied-jazz-technically-i-just-know-and-love-the-music/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/mark-ronson-11628_and-love_i-never-studied-jazz-technically-i-just_2213628.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/mark-ronson-11628_and-love_i-never-studied-jazz-technically-i-just_2213628.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/mark-ronson-11628_and-love_i-never-studied-jazz-technically-i-just_2213628.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I never studied jazz technically; I just know and love the music.” — Mark Ronson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think that that spirit, or at least the raucousness of maybe that, is in there. 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You must tell me how I can get this now.\" Because there was no Shazam or googling lyrics.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Ronson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/i-got-into-dj-ing-because-i-started-to-listen-to-new-york-radio-a-lot/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/mark-ronson-11628_black_i-got-into-dj-ing-because-i-started-to-l_3081272.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/mark-ronson-11628_black_i-got-into-dj-ing-because-i-started-to-l_3081272.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/mark-ronson-11628_black_i-got-into-dj-ing-because-i-started-to-l_3081272.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I got into DJ'ing because I started to listen to New York radio a lot. 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