Mark Ronson says he ‘instantly’ felt ‘sympathetic’ towards Ken in ‘Barbie’

Mark Ronson had an immediate ken-nnection with Ken from the upcoming Barbie movie that it inspired a whole song out of him.

I’m just Ken is sung by Ryan Gosling’s character in the movie, which resonates as a rock ballad and has a emo touch to it.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Ronson revealed that the he felt sympathetic towards the character but he wasn’t sure that it would play a pivotal part in the Greta Gerwig-directed movie.

You really fall in love with this hapless, but immediately sympathetic figure,” Ronson said of his inspiration for the song. “I instantly had this idea for this lyric: ‘I’m just Ken / Anywhere else I’d be a 10.’ It just seemed funny. It felt a little bit emo, like, this poor guy. He’s so hot, but can’t get the time of day.”

The seven-time Grammy-winning musician went on to detail that he did not think that the song would be received so well by the Gerwig that she will rewrite a critical scene to include the song.

Moreover, when Ronson first wrote the lyric “Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blond fragility?” he wasn’t imagining that Gosling would be singing the song.

Upon hearing the song, the La La Land actor also loved the idea and insisted to turn it into an emotional ballad.

Moreover, Ronson also featured his “all-time hero” Slash and new Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese to play on the track.

In a recently released sneak peek of the movie, Gosling exhibits his impressive vocals as he belts out the song, also landing his comedic timing impeccably.

“I'm just Ken,” Gosling serenades as the Ken to Margot Robbie’s Barbie in the preview. “Where I see love, she sees a friend. What will it take for her to see the man behind the tan and fight for me?”