Almost once a week, Nick Cave blogs about the hellish state of world affairs through the medium of music, religion, sadness, and fan communications of his red hand file newsletter. His meaty reaction has become a news article, and as his 2023 Diatrib grasps Chatgupt, few have traveled so far or with such enthusiasm. First of all, that January he lyrically portrayed “Nick Cave's Style” as a precursor to the Apocalypse and as “the grotesque ock ha ha.” A few months later, the cave detailed that a lyricist using artificial intelligence was “participating.” [the] The erosion of the world's soul and the spirit of humanity itself. ”
But that was before his friend Andrew Dominique made a music video featuring Floating I Elvis from Nick Cave & the Bad Seed's “Tupelo.” Dominique – Longtime Cave Collaborator and Director blonde, Assassination of Jesse James by co-sick Robert Fordand Feel it again– I was working on video behind Cave's back. Published on the song's 40th anniversary, Cave decided that “a soulful, moving, completely original “Tupelo” retelling” of “a mythologically rich and moving homage to the great Elvis Presley.”
The Cave discovered that Presley's Ai-Animated photo of Dominique “has an eerie quality, as if he had been raised from the dead, and the images of the final resurrection of the Cross are shocking and deeply influential.” He and his wife Susie Cave said, “I've been blown away. When I watched Andrew's surreal little film, I felt it soften my view of AI as an artistic device. To some extent, my mind changed.
Far from separating from this religious experience with his tail between his legs, the cave emerged with a new understanding of his own sparkle. “I believe that the ability to change one's mind is the very definition of strength,” he wrote. “We can pursue the truth wherever it can lead, and remain flexible and humble enough to adjust our views as new evidence emerges. It is ultimately a form of resilience and not a sign of weakness. Watch the video below.
