"Night People is intended as Ronson's memoir but is as much an attempt to immortalise the people and scenes he came up in as it is a reflection on a childhood shaped by the late-night parties hosted by his parents first in London, where a distant memory of Robin Williams tucking him in to bed with Nanu nanu floats through, then later in Manhattan, when his mother marries Mick Jones from Foreigner."
"By his own, self-aware account, Ronson has led a gilded life. Elite schools (Collegiate, Vassar, NYU); sleepovers with Sean Lennon and a cast of New York's nepo who's who; hanging out with Michael Jackson; the abundant creative freedom gifted by the safety net of generational wealth. It would be enough to make many readers roll their eyes before turning a single page. Their loss."
A nightlife figure grew up amid late-night parties in London and Manhattan, absorbing celebrity encounters and a childhood shaped by parental hosting. Elite schooling and social access produced sleepovers with famous peers, brushes with major stars, and the creative freedom afforded by generational wealth. The narrator frames DJing as both technical craft and personal insecurity, preferring detailed discussions of equipment and setup to glorified hedonism. The account blends candid self-deprecation with affectionate memories, offering a vivid, personal snapshot of club culture and the people who animated it rather than a broad cultural history.
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