Brits
Posted: Thu 21 February, 2008 Filed under: Cynicism, Music, Thoughts 3 Comments »I’m just wondering, how did Mark Ronson get ‘Best British Male’ at the Brits over the other non-entities nominees, Jamie T, Mika, Newton Faulkner, Richard Hawley ?
Now don’t get me wrong, I really like Ronson’s “Version” album for the most part – but he’s still more the producer/creator/rearranger than the performer. All the vocals are done by other singers, rather than by Ronson.
When all’s said and done, Mark Ronson is still “just” a DJ. And because of that, I don’t really understand how he’s “Best British Male”.
But maybe that’s just me.
It’s not just you – you’re dead right! I am appalled that Ronson was nominated – he doesn’t write, sing and from his acceptance speech, thanking the arrangers, I don’t think he arranges it either. He just finds good people, puts them together and pays the bills. It’s like a film producer getting best actor at the oscars – disgraceful!
He probably won because the rest were a pack of shite.
Richard Hawley isn’t!