Overview
- He told Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast that AI has “really helped me as a lyricist,” describing the tools as creatively useful.
- He said he has written “like, five albums” with AI and noted that a couple of the resulting songs have been covered by other artists.
- He described having “fantastic conversations with ChatGPT,” saying he rejects suggested lines that don’t fit his voice and that the system can be trained.
- He is using AI while touring North America with Culture Club, calling the approach a way to work independently and claiming he is “ahead” of traditional industry expectations.
- His comments land as Apple flags AI-made tracks, Deezer demonetises most detected AI music, Bandcamp bans AI-created uploads, Spotify removes mass “spammy” tracks, and he previously used AI to re-record vocals on legacy hits like Karma Chameleon.