In the wake of his Outstanding Contribution win at the BRITs, hitmaker extraordinaire Mark Ronson looks back on his life in music, from farcical early days on the road, to meeting Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen, writing a generational smash with Bruno Mars and hobnobbing in Hollywood...

INTERVIEW: BEN HOMEWOOD
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Being honoured at the BRITs in Manchester was an unlikely coincidence for me…

“When my first record came out, we got a slot opening for Justin Timberlake ...