Damon Albarn on The Beatles’ use of AI: “There could be hundreds of my songs released after my death”
nme.comDamon Albarn has offered his thoughts on The Beatles‘ use of AI in their new single ‘Now And Then’, sharing that he could imagine it happening to his own material one day.The Beatles released their “final” song early last month, the last track to feature all the original members of the Fab Four.
The song went on to top the charts six decades after their first Number One single.‘Now And Then’ stems from a demo tape recorded by late bandmate John Lennon.
With the help of AI, the songwriter’s vocals were lifted off the initial recording and allowed Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to complete the song.Blur frontman Albarn has now opened up on his thoughts around the process with French magazine Les Inrockuptibles, and thinks the same technology could even be applied to his voice one day.“Initially, it was John Lennon alone in his flat singing a song,” he said of ‘Now And Then’, per Damon Albarn Unofficial Archive‘s English translation. “I don’t think it was meant to reach that level of exposure.
But you know, it’s a good opportunity for everyone. I heard some compilations are going to be reissued. So, it may not be the last one.”He went on: “It’s a question of scale: if enough people are interested, there could be hundreds of my songs released after my death, including songs that I would never have wanted to release.
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