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Myles Kennedy has made it clear that he will “absolutely refuse” to use AI while creating songs.
The Alter Bridge singer believes there is “nothing better” than writing a successful track himself and has no interest in “cheating” the creative process by relying on artificial intelligence (AI) for assistance.
During an appearance on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, he explained: “I will absolutely refuse to use it as a 'writing tool'. That, to me, is... So wait, you're gonna go to something that goes through the entire internet and takes other people's work, and then somehow that's going to be something you're gonna feed off of as your ... AI's now your collaborator?”
“I've been writing for the last 10 weeks just because I've had some downtime, and there's nothing I love more than writing - period. Nothing.”
“So why am I gonna deny myself the joy of the great scavenger hunt? That's the way I look at it.”
“You're trying to problem solve and find parts and navigate through all of this stuff, and then when you find it, it's like finding gold.”
“There's nothing better, as far as just the satisfaction you get.”
“So why would I cheat myself by using AI to cut to the song that's created in an afternoon?”
“I'm kind of old school, I guess.”
“But then there are other people who are gonna say, 'You know what? I use AI, and it helps me write, and I'm more prolific because of it.'”
“And I'm, like, 'OK, well, if that works for you, good on you.' But I'm not joining in on that one.”
Myles, who has written material for Alter Bridge and Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, describes songwriting as “so fascinating” and “very obsessive,” adding that he “would be lost” without that creative outlet.
He continued: “It's not even close for me. I've had a really great career because I can... I guess I'm known as a singer and whatnot, but ultimately I'm a songwriter, and I think that's what's helped me in all of the projects I'm in, is having that thing, whatever that is, to continue to create new songs. And the way I do it - you can ask [my wife] Selena - it's a little crazy. It's very obsessive. When I open up that portal, I don't step out for a long time. And I'm convinced it's probably not healthy for me, 'cause I don't sleep real well and I'm always kind of on call for when the next idea's gonna pop into my head. And a lot of times it happens when you're in kind of that strange sleep state. But I don't know. That's all I've known for - jeez - 30-plus years.”
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Justin Timberlake has offered a playful apology for his beatboxing days.
The singer, 45, regularly showed off his vocal percussion while performing with NSYNC in the early 2000s. After a video poking fun at those moments went viral, he joined in with a humorous response.
Taking to Instagram, Hannah Young said: "We don’t talk about Justin Timberlake beatboxing enough. Because there was a moment in time where that man would be in the middle of a song and just boots and cats and boots and cats.
"Nobody questioned it. Nobody said ‘Justin, you know? We have drums. This is a professional recording studio. There are instruments available to you.’
"And we liked it. That’s what I need us to sit with. We were watching that man make drum noises with his mouth, like, ‘oh, my god, what can’t he do?’"
Fans filled the comments with their reactions before Justin added his own lighthearted take.
Laughing at his past musical choices, he wrote: "I often look back on that time as well. I still haven’t come up with any answers. I don’t know how to apologize enough for whatever those ambitions were. Too many boots. Too many cats. I hope you can forgive me. Also, I can’t promise I won’t do it again. God help us all."
Justin has also previously recalled how producer Timbaland used beatboxing to introduce the melody for Cry Me A River, his 2002 single, before the pair recorded it.
He said the studio session remained clear in his mind, including how quickly the song took shape.
Speaking on Hot Ones, Justin, who found fame with NSYNC before building a successful solo career, said: "The crazy thing about Cry Me A River was he beat-boxed it first. I came into the studio and I was like less than thrilled and I think he saw my mood and he just started, like, [beat-boxing].
"Four hours later it was, like, written and recorded and then we started working on post-production."
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