Sheryl Crow admits she’s “terrified” by AI, fear of technology inspired new song

Sheryl Crow found inspiration for her new album from artificial intelligence, although she said the technology “scared” her.

At her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier this month, Crow said she had no intention of making another album, but instead planned to just release songs.

But then “when the whole AI thing started coming out, especially with the Beatles thing, and also after seeing how AI is being used in my art form, I wrote a song about it.”

She continued: “I was terrified, and where do I go when I’m scared? I go to my studio,” adding: “And I found myself writing one thing after another, and lo and behold, I had 10 songs.”

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Crow’s comment on the Beatles likely refers to the release of their last song, “Now and Then”, which featured appearances by the late members of the band, John Lennon and George Harrison.

Paul McCartney had previously caused a stir when he said they were able to pull Lennon’s vocals and piano performance with AI, leading fans to believe that Lennon’s vocals had been faked, which he later clarified was not the case.

Crow’s song about AI is titled “Evolution,” and serves as the title track for her new album.

“The song is called ‘Evolution’ and it really stands for it all because there are a lot of things on the record that are very current, but I’m also at the point where I’m looking back more than I’m looking forward.” said the 61-year-old.

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“I have to remind myself that there are many more years ahead of me and much more creativity to draw from. You get to a certain point when you start looking back and it changes your perspective, especially when you’re raising people, and then ‘Evolution’ is very appropriate for what’s on the record.”

Crow spoke about the integration of artificial intelligence into music during her Nov. 2 appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

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“I was doing a session the other day and this young songwriter had this incredible song, but she needed a guy to sing on it so she could pitch it to male singers in Nashville,” the “All I Wanna Do” recalled. – the singer. “Paid $5, put in John Mayer’s name, and she played it for me. There’s no way you could tell the difference, and it just blew my mind. And it didn’t just sound like him, I mean, like his inflections.”

“For me, art is like soul, it is connected to the soul,” she said. “So when you get into something that’s so much more advanced than our brains are at this point, it takes the soul out of it, you know, and it’s scary.”

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Crow celebrated his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with other legendary musicians including Willie Nelson, Missy Elliot, George Michael, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners. DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray were inducted for musical influence, and Chaka Khan, Al Kooper and Bernie Taupin were inducted for musical excellence. Don Cornelius received the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

Crow was joined on stage by Olivia Rodrigo and they performed her 1996 hit, “If It Makes You Happy.”

The honor prompted the mother of two adopted sons, Wyatt and Levi, to reflect on her 37 years in the business.

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“I started with the big hair with Michael Jackson. Before that I was a school teacher… I believe a lot in manifesting. I believe that we manifest the events of our lives by virtue of how much energy we put in and how much attention , we’re putting something on,” Crow told reporters at the ceremony.

“And for me, all my energy went into… expressing my experiences through music and through words. And lo and behold, I got back what I put out… I’ve really been blessed.”