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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Interviews by Dave Simpson

‘I don’t think it’s going to do well’: the Zutons on Valerie – and Mark Ronson on covering it with Amy Winehouse

Ginger positivity … The Zutons photographed in Vegas in 2004, with Dave McCabe second left.
Ginger positivity … The Zutons photographed in Vegas in 2004, with Dave McCabe second left. Photograph: Mick Hutson/Redferns

Dave McCabe, singer, songwriter, Zutons version

When the Zutons were touring in Florida, I met a makeup artist called Valerie Star. We became quite friendly. When we got back home to the UK and the rehearsal room, I started playing the riff. Then I got in a taxi to my mum’s and, by the end of the 15-minute drive I had the whole song in my head. Once I’d arrived, I wrote down everything I remembered. Then, when I picked up a guitar, it all came together in about five minutes.

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