Mark Ronson says 'Uptown Funk' had to be '11 out of 10'

It's the biggest song in the world right now and we have one of the men behind it gracing the cover of the new Hot Press (out tomorrow).
In an in-depth interview, Mark Ronson opens up about the making of 'Uptown Funk' with Bruno Mars.
"Bruno's a great guy, there's no excess ego there," Mark says. "He'd be working on the record and say, 'Okay, I've got to go now and do something...' and neglect to mention that it's a rehearsal for the Super Bowl, which is happening in two days time and will be watched by half a billion people. You'd be around him and forget he's a complete superstar. We were trying to finish 'Uptown Funk' off in the studio in London and a car suddenly arrived to take him to Finsbury Park where he was playing to 50,000 fans who started screaming the second he walked on stage. "Bruno's such a level, solid mensch of a dude. Again, when we were working on 'Uptown...', I thought to myself, 'If I deliver a 9.6 out of 10' performance I'm doing okay, but this kid's at a level where everything he does has to be an 11 out of 10 because it's being measured against genius tunes like 'Locked Out Of Heaven' and
'Young Girls'. The expectation is off the scale."
The super-producer also talks collaborating with Stevie Wonder, hanging with Nile Rodgers, the unique talent of his late friend Amy Winehouse and more.
To purchase your copy of Hot Press 39.02 with Ronson/O'Carroll-Kelly on the cover order online direct from hotpress.com
Or download the iOS app for iPad/iPhone
Or download the Android App