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In a new ‘Billboard’ cover story, Jagger’s Rolling Stones bandmate Keith Richards said he’d “rather hear something original” than an AI creation
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- Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are sharing their thoughts on artificial intelligence in a new Billboard cover story interview
- Both musicians expressed skepticism about AI in music, emphasizing the importance of originality and creative input
- Jagger and Richards believe AI could have a place in visuals like music videos but not in creating authentic music
How do Mick Jagger and Keith Richards feel about using artificial intelligence in music?
In a new Billboard cover story, the two Rolling Stones members opened up about their thoughts on AI music after utilizing deepfake technology to feature their younger selves in the music video for “In the Stars” from the band’s new Foreign Tongues album.
“We had a lot of fun with that,” said Jagger, 82, before detailing the process. “It’s only the faces of the musicians that are different. They’re not fake people in a fake room; they’re all in a room, really playing together. The musicians are real musicians that look a bit like The Rolling Stones in 1968. The only thing was the faces.”
Richards, 82, described the music video as “our brushing with AI” and explained, “I said, ‘Very nice. I wish I looked like that now.’ But maybe that’s what they’re good for — music videos. Put it in its proper place.”
It’s unlikely that the Rolling Stones (which also features drummer Ronnie Wood) will use AI for the creation of music anytime soon. “My thoughts are: I’d rather hear something original,” Richards told Billboard. “Music could do a lot better than just trying to copy itself. After all, it’s pretty simple stuff — this is not Beethoven or Bach, and I’ve no doubt AI can do that, but so what?”
“We want new input. We don’t want more and more copying and synthesizing. At least that’s my point of view,” continued the guitarist. “Music is to play around with. Surely there’s enough originality without having to copy nursery rhymes.”
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Jagger then gave his candid opinion on the technology’s place in music. “Obviously I don’t want to be imitated by AI, vocally and instrumentally, and the band doesn’t,” he said. “I don’t want people just putting stuff out there that can sound exactly like The Rolling Stones — I think that’s obviously wrong.”
“If someone wants to make music by AI, go ahead. But it has to be original — you have to have your own input and your own thoughts,” continued the vocalist.
“There are people who use AI to just make a song from scratch, in the style of The Rolling Stones,” added Jagger. “If you were any kind of creative person, you wouldn’t do that.”
Foreign Tongues was released on Friday, July 10.
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