Bruno Mars is renown for doing letting his performances do the talking. However, in sit down with Beats 1 radio, he proves that he’s equally compelling off-stage.

The crooner is in full-promo mode for new album ’24k Magic,’ and chopped it up with Zane Lowe to discuss the LP and a whole lot more.

During the course of the in-depth chat, Mars mused on the project, his rollercoaster journey to stardom, the backstage story on his Super Bowl performance with Beyonce, and a whole lot more.

It’s a fascinating interview and it can be found below…

Key points:

• ’24k Magic’ was written while ‘Uptown Funk’ was #1.
• ’24k Magic,’ the album, was initially conceived as a movie-album. A concept he may revisit later.
• The LP features production from the likes of Babyface, Jeff Bhasker, Mark Ronson more.
• Coldplay’s Chris Martin cooked up the idea of Mars performing ‘Uptown Funk’ with Beyonce. The Brit also recorded himself asking Bey to do the show.

’24k Magic’ the single has thus far peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. And with a slew of promotional spots lined up, is tipped to climb higher.

The album arrives November 18th.

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