Mark Ronson Reads From Night People, On Ambition, Friendship & Early Mistakes
1/13/20265 min
This month on the Service95 Book Club podcast, Dua sits down with producer and DJ Mark Ronson to discuss his memoir Night People – a candid look at the music, obsession, and late-night worlds that shaped him long before success felt secure.
In a Service95 exclusive, Mark reads an excerpt from Night People that revisits a formative early lesson in ambition. The passage recalls a moment when, desperate to get a foot in the door, he sells out his best friend Sean Lennon without his knowing, securing a slot for his band at the New Music Seminar. It’s a story...
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So good, so good, so good.
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I saw the ad for Sweet Jane's. You should put my band on the bill. What's your band called again? Mother Earth's Garden Bistro? We were called the Whole Earth Mamas, so that wasn't right. Sorry, bill's full, mate. Desperation kicked in. What if my friend Sean got up with us? I blurted, startled by my own guile. Sean who? he asked. Sean Lennon, I replied, a sticky sweat now breaking across my skin. If you do that, I'll put you on. The good news was I'd scored us our biggest gig ever. The bad news was I'd sold out my best friend to do it. Sean was home for the summer, so I headed to the Dakota to pitch him the idea. I got this band this amazing gig at the New Music Seminar. It'd be so cool if you got up and played a