Mark Ronson Net Worth

Mark Ronson's Quotes

• By the time I moved to New York, I had already been raised on eight years of Radio 1. The radio and music culture in England is not so racially segregated between rap, reggae, alternative or whatever. My dad [former band manager Laurence Ronson] also listened to a lot of funk and soul around the house, so when I moved to New York I started listening to a lot of Def Jam and [The Beatles] music. And whenever I came back to visit my dad, I would listen to a lot of Manchester music. That's why my tastes are so wide-ranging.
• [on why he covered songs by The Smiths] I think if you're going to cover a song, you might as well cover your favorites. There's no point doing Jessica Simpson covers just for the purpose of not pissing anyone off!
• I'm not religious in a complete strict observant type of way but as far as believing in the main tenets of the religion, things like that I am - I obviously fast on Yom Kippur, that kind of thing. It's important to me.
• The people that inspire me are people like David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, and some of the great producers like Rick Rubin, Nigel Godrich, Quincy Jones and George Martin. I think you can find inspiration in anything, anything you hear that you like.

Interesting Facts about Mark Ronson

1. Ex-fiancé of actress/musician Rashida Jones.
2. Has a show on East Village Radio.
3. His first instrument was the drums at the age of 5. He started to play in a band when he was 14 and got his turntables when he was 18.
4. Born in London and moved to New York City when he was eight. He considers himself to be more English than American.
5. Spun at Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's wedding.
6. In 2004 he and longtime manager Rich Kleiman formed Allido Records, a subsidiary of Sony BMG's J Records. The first artist he signed to Allido was rapper Rhymefest, most well-known for winning the Grammy for co-writing Kanye West's "Jesus Walks".
7. His parents are both from Jewish families, from Central/Eastern Europe (Austria, Russia, and Lithuania).
8. Has two sisters Charlotte Ronson (clothing designer) and Samantha Ronson (DJ, famous for being Lindsay Lohan's girlfriend), they're twins, as well as a half-brother and half-sister, Alexander and Annabelle Jones, from his mother's marriage to Foreigner guitarist, Mick Jones.
9. Started DJing in 1993.
10. Attended Collegiate Prep, Vassar College and New York University (NYU).
11. Son of socialite/writer Ann Dexter-Jones and real estate Laurence Ronson.
12. Childhood friend of musician Sean Lennon.
13. Became a U.S citizen in April 2008.
14. Won the Brit Awward for Best Male in 2008. He is the first artist to win a Brit award without singing on the actual record.
15. Won three Grammy Awards in 2008. One for producer of the year, one for record of the year for "Rehab" and one for Best Pop Vocal Album for producing Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black".
16. Older half-brother of Henrietta Ronson and Joshua Ronson.
17. Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt & Benjamin Rice won the 2019 Academy Award in the Best Original Song category for their work on "Shallow" from A Star Is Born (2018).