Shalamar star Jeffrey Daniel is concerned that the use of artificial intelligence in music will stifle artists' creativity.
The 'I Can Make You Feel Good' hitmaker insists he's not 'anti-technology', but believes the use of AI takes the element of spontaneity and serendipity out of songwriting and recording. I am concerned that this may be the case. You're trying to find a way to create a certain sound, or you're trying to overcome a problem.
In an interview with BANG Showbiz, he said: “I'm not anti-technology or anti-progress or anything, but we're human and I think that's the greatest quality of being here and being human.” Humans are human beings! What we do , the way the machine has its place.
“As for replacing humans, well, we may not be as perfect as machines, but our imperfections are what make us greater.
“Our imperfections are actually a blessing, because when we deal with our imperfections by trying to be perfect, we can come up with something new, perhaps even better than what we are trying to achieve.
“If you are just perfect across the board, if everything is perfect, what kind of impetus would you need to produce more or do more than that?
“I feel like we have to evolve more, we have to be faster, we are still evolving as humans, let's let it evolve naturally.
“I think we need to embrace our imperfections so we can grow from them. That's my perspective, that's my perspective. I don't mean to be preachy.”
Jeffrey cited the recording of the Four Tops' 1966 Motown hit single “Reach Out I'll Be There” as an example of an imperfect studio solution creating magic, but the producers It's magic that will never happen these days because we've come to rely on instruments.
He added: “The Four Tops had a song called 'I'll Be There,' and someone once asked them, 'What's that drum sound?'” Here's what they said, banging on the back of their chair, and it worked! Everybody's banging on the back of their chair thinking, “This is a great sounding, great record.” It becomes magical because you are spontaneous.
“I don't want perfection. I want a little bit of discomfort. I want something in between, because it creates a new atmosphere and makes you feel different.”
Jeffrey, 68, also doesn't want to see various artists come back from the dead as holograms to perform for their fans.
The singer and dancer responsible for teaching the late Michael Jackson how to do the “backslide” dance, which the King of Pop turned into his trademark “moonwalk,” is now trying to get people to see real musicians in concert. hoping to go.
“Of course it would be great to see Michael Jackson come back and do something, or it would be great to see John Lennon come back and do something, but for something like this… Is it okay for the industry to be taken over and simply replaced by humans?”
Geoffrey and Shalamar, made up of original lead singer Howard Hewett and Carolyn Griffey, daughter of former record company owner Dick Griffey, who formed the band, will celebrate their nearly five-year anniversary in May and June of this year. They will be performing their greatest hits across the UK. I've been involved in music for several decades.
Fans listened to classic songs like “A Night To Remember,” “Take That to The Bank,” “Second Time Around,” “Make That Move,” “Dead Giveaway,” “Disshadowing Act,” and “Over and Over.” You would want to. ” and “Friends,” but Jeffrey admits it’s difficult to choose a set list that will please everyone.
He said, “We have a lot of great songs. This is a greatest hits tour. The last tour we did was the 40th anniversary of the Friends album, so we played every song from the Friends album. This show is like, “OK, which ones will we do and which ones won't we do?” “That's because we have a lot of hit songs, which is a blessing, but we have to make sure we have songs that people really love, and we can't do them all, but we can't do them all, but as many songs as we can.” I have to do it.”
Shalamar's 'The Greatest Hits UK Tour 2024' begins on May 31st. For information and tickets, visit Shalamar.info/tickets.