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(CNN) - The creator of musical successes Mark Ronson has backed down in the comments in which he identified himself as sapiosexual.
"I don't consider myself part of any marginalized community, and I apologize if someone misunderstood or offended you," Ronson told Rolling Stone.
A sapiosexual is someone who is attracted to intelligence and the human mind over other traits, including physical appearance and gender.
Ronson told "Good Morning Britain" of the ITV network last week: "I feel like I identify as sapiosexual."
But during a live interview Wednesday with Rolling Stone , he said his comment was taken out of context.
As Ronson explained, he was asked how he felt about sapiosexuality. He said he asked what it was, he was given the definition and then he replied: “That sounds great. Of course, who wouldn't be?
"And basically they said: 'OK, Mark Ronson identifies himself as sapiosexual, that's great,'" he told Rolling Stone , referring to the ITV presenters. "And then they proceeded to ask me about Miley Cyrus's love life and something else I probably wasn't that knowledgeable to talk about, and then that was it."
The 44-year-old artist, DJ and producer is known for a series of successful collaborations with top-notch artists, from Cyrus to Amy Winehouse and Adele. He won the Oscar this year for Best Original Song for "Shallow," played by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the latest Hollywood reinvention of "A Star Is Born."
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Ronson told Rolling Stone that after the ITV interview, he realized that his comments on sapiosexuality had generated headlines that did not reflect what he had wanted.
"It seems I went to a television show to say, 'Guys, I have great news!'" He said. "And the fact that I had gone and as if he declared me part of any marginalized community - being a straight white man - was terrifying to me, or just embarrassing."
Ronson assumed that his comment to ITV would be put into context and people would understand his intention, he told Rolling Stone . "But that's not what happens on Twitter anymore," he said.
Arnaud Siad of CNN contributed to this report.