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Mark Ronson has been a DJ longer than he hasnât: his entire adult life, sometimes working four or five nights a week, since he was 18. âWhat is that?â He casts his mind back and counts. âTwenty-five â no, 27 years. Jesus.â
In this time, he has been a staple of the New York scene, the studio partner of Amy Winehouse and a superproducer of artists from Ghostface Killah to Lady Gaga. He has his own instantly recognisable, vintage-leaning sound and is the invisible touch on songs that define not just years but decades.
But there was a moment last year when Ronson wondered if the pandemic might be his cue to bow out gracefully, by forcing him out of the club. âI really did think for a minute: OK, maybe Iâm never going to go back to DJing again,â he says. âLike, whatâs the elegant evolution here, without looking like an idiot who just tried to stay at the party too long?â
An old soul who died young: Remembering Amy Winehouse at T in the Park 23/07/2021, 6:00 am
There was doubt as to whether Amy Winehouse would turn up for her slot at T in the Park in 2008, but she didn t let her fans down.
T in the Park 2004 was only the second Scottish gig for troubled but talented singer Amy Winehouse after the release of her debut album.
Bringing her unique voice to the Balado audience for the first time, Amy’s soulful and vulnerable performance was worlds away from her chaotic return to T in the Park in 2008.
Ten years on from Amy’s tragic and untimely, if not predictable, death at 27 we reflect on the two gigs which showed two sides to the modern day icon.