He spoke in a new interview on the British podcast Beyond The Vibe. ryan bassie, styx keyboard player and vocalist Lawrence Gowan joins the discussion about people using AI (artificial intelligence) music generators as tools to create melodies, harmonies, and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and machine learning (ML) models. Lawrence said (according to the transcript) Blabber Mouse Net): “This is such a hot topic. I don't really know what to think yet because I don't know what will happen… david bowie In the '90s, he said, “We don't know what the impact of the Internet will be.” It's so much more than…” — I'm paraphrasing what he said, “It's so much more than anything we can actually imagine. And that will have some devastating effects. I'm sure something wonderful will happen [that] It happens as well. ”
Gowan He continued, “Mankind's new inventions involve some of the greatest discoveries and some of the most dangerous areas we've ever explored. So I'm aware of that, and I'm aware that there are dangers in all sorts of areas. So I'm going to stick with art for a while. And so far, I'd say that's what I like about it.” [STYX‘s recently released A.I. conceptual video for the song] “Build and destroy” [directed by Jay Ziebarth]what made me want to continue pursuing it is that it was still the human prompting and the rough drawing of the human kind that started where it ultimately went. We wanted something where there was some kind of battle between nature and technology. That was kind of the theme. “Build and destroy”. Even when we come up with a great invention, we decide that “good enough'' is enough. Let's break it all down and move on to the next thing. ”It’s part of the human experience. And that little battle between the bees and the birds and the people who try to manipulate it or use it to their advantage, that's the little story that unfolds in the video. I found it interesting. And a lot of the AI work I've seen has often fallen short of entertaining. I think that's probably because there isn't enough human performance. Entertainment is something that is difficult for non-humans to understand what entertains other humans.
“We don't know if the AI is manipulating us or we are manipulating the AI, but when we manipulate the AI, we tend to get interesting results.” Lawrence Added. “On the other hand, if it was something that was entirely generated by AI, I honestly think it would be really boring. And there would be no emotional response at all. But I'm not going to deny it all, because in other fields, like medicine, there are amazing things happening that would probably benefit us with AI. But I could be wrong.”
Gowan He added that it remains to be seen whether AI technology will amplify our humanity or replace the skills and sensibilities that make us fundamentally human.
“There's actually no definitive answer to that,” he explained. “I mean, you can They say this is the worst thing that has ever happened to them. But people always said that…I remember a lot of old articles from when the movie came out. [were saying]“This is the end of live theater. This is what destroys it. And the same thing happened in the 1950s when the Mellotron, that keyboard came out. People were like, “That's it for the orchestra.” That won't work. At least I haven't seen it…time hasn't proven that to be true. We still have those things. ”
Lawrence Continuing: “As the artist who worked on both of our videos said, his name is Jay Sievers — He said, “For me, it's just another tool.'' It's like using stock footage like this, it's another tool for me. 'But if you're a really traditionalist filmmaker, you're like, 'No, I don't want that to be part of what I'm doing at all.' If you're a traditional musician, you're equally likely to resent the idea of your practice infiltrating the music. So I think it's when you go beyond the field and immerse yourself a little bit in the other person's territory that you might be able to find things that you might not otherwise have access to, or in some ways you might not even have the financial means to access. ”
According to Gowanhis “first introduction to AI in music” was when he heard that artificial intelligence was being used to create something “new.” the beatles song. he recalled. “The funny thing is, when I heard that, for the first 10, 12 seconds I was like, 'Oh, yeah, that's kind of similar.' pole [McCartney]. it sounds like john [Lennon]. you can actually hear it george [Harrison]. And yeah, it sucks the beatles It's definitely a song that could be written. 'It's not far off the beatlesBut there are some flavors. It feels like you're eating something that tastes similar to something you've eaten in the past, but your taste buds aren't excited about it. I'm trying to use such an analogy. In a musical sense, that's how I felt. So I thought, “Well, it's a waste,'' but it's not a waste. It depends on the application. ”
Gowan I participated styx After achieving star status as a solo artist in Canada in 1999, Gowan. He has four platinum albums and three gold albums in his home country. In 2003 he received the prestigious “Classic Status” award for this song. “Moonlight Desire”. This award is given if a song is played at least 100,000 times on Canadian radio. This results in Gowan Joined a small group of singer/songwriters from Canada. neil young, bryan adams and Joni MitchellI'm very honored. another Gowan song, “Criminal Minds”was a No. 1 hit in Canada in 1985 and can be heard live. styx 2001 album, “Styx World”.
styx's 18th studio album, “Turn from above”released in July on the band's label Alpha Dog 2T/UMe. The LP features contributions from all seven members of the band, including the founding guitarist/vocalist. James “JY” Young (affectionately known as “The Godfather of STYX”), guitarist/vocalist tommy shaworiginal bassist chuck panozzolongtime drummer tod thatcherman, Gowanguitarist/vocalist Will Evankovic and the bassist terry gowan.
“Turn from above” It was styxThird album in eight years, building on the creative momentum of recent releases “mission” (2017) and “Clash of the Crown” (2021).
