you produced most of "back to black" for amy winehouse? that's the record i am probably most known for. i met amy in new york and we hit it off right away. we just clicked, and i really liked her, and we started writing in the first two days. " and in twoehab weeks, we made that album. rose: did you see the documentary? mark: i did, yeah. i saw it twice. rose: did it seem real for u.s. on who knew her? mark: it did. endot very tabloid-y at the . it's hard for me to watch some of this stuff, like anyone watching home footage of a rent you lost, but there is something really beautiful and the celebration of how funny she was . rose: you said you knew you had to work with her. mark: yeah, we just started talking, and sometimes when you meet a singer for the first time as a producer, you might play them some chords or tracks to see if they respond, but with her, i knew she was like nobody i have met, so i just said, "go home tonight and calm back in the morning -- come back in the morning and i will play something for you." because i really wa

charlie: take amy winehouse, adele, is there a common denominator? think pop music sometimes can be a quite homogenous feel. it is rare -- you could have somebody talented doing a bit of whatever -- what everyone is doing and they can break into the top five. every now and then you have somebody that blows the doors off because they are talented. what they offer -- charlie: it touches you in a different way. mark: the greatest connection is still the human voice. there is nothing like hearing a great vocal performance. i think those people have a singularly great voice, they sing with passion. you know they mean it. charlie: you said you wanted to capture the feeling you remember from new york. mark: yeah, i think coming up as a dj in new york, i was a dj in but r&b, disco, rock 'n roll, it was kind of a magical time. everyone are members the stuff they were into an early 20's. maybe it holds a special place. that record, i had -- i wrote a letter to my favorite -- michael shaman. i said, why can't we make music that feels good and has a groove , but

d.j.in the new york city club scene and has worked with some of the biggest names including adele, amy winehousetney. his new album "uptown special" earned ronson two awards at this year's grammy, including record of the year. his single "uptown funk "has been viewed on youtube more than 1.5 billion times. >> what happened with that song it started off as a jam in bruno's studio. it was an improvisational jam. bruno office the drums, i was on bass, and, you know, every now ask then, a jam is just a bunch of useless wasting time. and sometimes you hit into a rhythm, and that one felt great. and then the difference is, i guess, with when you're starting a song, the jam is, like, conceiving the baby. anything is possible, you know. it's endless. it's like it could go this way, it could go this way. >> rose: the improvisational part. >> yeah, it's fun, and the sky's the limit. and you get to the point six months down the line and you say how do we rewrite the crib. and that's like raising the child. when you have something that everyone in the room feels like has the potential to be great, it's a li

he has since gone on to work with some of the biggest names in pop music including adele, amy winehouse and sir paul mccarth nee. his new album uptown special earned ronson two awards at this year's grammys including record of the year. time magazine writes every inch and detail of uptown special rains will real skill and intelligence. his single uptown funk has been viewed on youtube more than 1.5 billion times. here's a look at uptown funk featuring bruno mars. >> harlem, hollywood, jackson, mississippi. ♪ if we show up, we going to show out. ♪ too hot, hot damn ♪ caught a police and eye fireman. too hot. ♪ hot damn. ♪ make a dragon want retirement. ♪ too hold. ♪ say my name you know who i am. ♪ i'm too hot. ♪ break it down. ♪ girl hallelujah ♪ kus uptown funk don't give it to you. ♪ cuz uptown funk going to give it to you. ♪ saturday night and we in the fight. ♪ don't believe me just watch. >> rose: all right, i'm pleased to have mark ronson at this table for the first time, welcome. >> thank you very much, thank you for having me. >> rose: how do you think of yourself, producer, mus