,,,
“What makes a great song great is not its close resemblance to a
recognizable work. Writing a good song is not mimicry, or replication,
or pastiche, it is the opposite. It is an act of self-murder that
destroys all one has strived to produce in the past. It is those
dangerous, heart-stopping departures that catapult the artist beyond the
limits of what he or she recognises as their known self. This is part
of the authentic creative struggle that precedes the invention of a
unique lyric of actual value; it is the breathless confrontation with
one’s vulnerability, one’s perilousness, one’s smallness, pitted against
a sense of sudden shocking discovery; it is the redemptive artistic act
that stirs the heart of the listener, where the listener recognizes in
the inner workings of the song their own blood, their own struggle,
their own suffering. This is what we humble humans can offer, that AI
can only mimic, the transcendent journey of the artist that forever
grapples with his or her own shortcomings. This is where human genius
resides, deeply embedded within, yet reaching beyond, those limitations.” …
