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Mark Ronson Says Greta Gerwig Asked for the ‘Most Maximalist Thing’ on ‘I’m Just Ken’


Ahead of the Oscars, Mark Ronson broke down how he made Ryan Gosling's 'I'm Just Ken' in an episode of The Breakdown.

Mark Ronson Maria-Juliana Rojas for Rolling Stone For many Barbie fans, Ryan Gosling’s musical solo of “ I’m Just Ken ” was the highlight of the film. In a new episode of Rolling Stone ’s The Breakdown, producer Mark Ronson discusses the process of making the now-Oscar-nominated Ken solo from Barbie, including the specific instructions he received from director Greta Gerwig. Ronson tells the story of how the line “I’m Just Ken, anywhere else I’d be a 10” came to mind when he was walking to the studio one morning — and that was how the song was born, first as a 2.5-minute track, before it grew into the extended solo it became in the film.

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