Going south to find Uptown sound

Mark Ronson tells Andy Welch about the road trip that unearthed the talent for his new album

Going south to find Uptown sound

EATING breakfast in a tiny cafe, at a glance, you wouldn’t think Mark Ronson was currently among the most-listened to artists in the world.

His song ‘Uptown Funk’, featuring Bruno Mars, has spent five weeks at number one in the UK, and has also topped the charts in Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia and Belgium. If you were at a party in December, it’s likely the Prince-meets-The Gap Band track was played.

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