Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Adrian Smith, guitarist for Iron Maiden, was asked about his thoughts on the usage of artificial intelligence (A.I.) as a creative tool in a recent interview with Argentina’s UnDinamo – La Última Radio De Rock, as per Blabbermouth.
No, I don’t like it. I don’t like it. I mean, people seem to be craving more reward with less effort. I think part of the enjoyment and the fun is the journey of getting there and the process and the struggle. It makes you feel good when you get it. If someone just gives you something, it’s all finished and done. And I think from our point of view, the albums that Richie [Kotzen] and I do [under the Smith/Kotzen banner] are pretty organic. There’s no loads of overdubs. It’s just two guitars [and our] voices. A few overdubs, of course, [but we] try to keep it organic, keep the human feel.
Adrian went on to mention how some musicians rely on using background tracks when performing live.
A.I., it just makes me shiver. And when you hear about bands canceling gigs, ’cause they’ve lost their laptop computer — I mean, come on.
Adrian gave this response when asked if he believes artificial intelligence poses “a threat to younger musicians” who are trying to make their way in the business today.
The record industry is dying on it ass because of music streaming. People aren’t getting paid or can’t earn any money out music. Sure, you can make an album on your computer and anyone can make an album, so it’s kind of cheapened everything. There’s no struggle anymore. You used to have to save the money and work to buy one hour in the studio. It was so expensive. Yeah, it’s difficult for young bands now, difficult for young bands. I’m glad I was born when I was, because I got the best of both worlds. With Maiden, we can make the whole thing solvent by doing shows, but records are — it’s tragic. People expect it for nothing; they want music for nothing. They don’t wanna pay for it.
