My Perspective on AI Music
"AI Gave Me a Voice I Never Thought I’d Have, so before you pass judgement"
The short version:
“I hope my grandchildren don’t grow up in the kind of world we are sliding towards.
If they do. I want them to know that their grandad wasn’t one of the vast majority of my generation who said and did nothing, while we rented them back their future”.
Introduction
AI in music is one of the most talked-about — and most misunderstood — shifts happening right now.
Some people see it as a threat. Others see it as a shortcut.
For me, it became something very different:
a way to express myself at a point in life when I never for one moment thought that the door to musical expression could open for me.
I never set out to be a musician. I certainly never set out to be “the AI guy.”
But what started as a tool… became a voice.
We Don't Need More Wolves
People Buy the Person, Not the Tool
There’s a lot of fear that AI will replace artists.
I don’t believe that for a second.
People buy:
the person
the story
the emotion
the realness
No amount of code can replace that.
AI can replicate sounds — but not lived experience, not honesty, and not soul.
If anything, I believe AI will make real artists more valuable, not less.
Because when technology makes creation easier, authenticity becomes its own currency.
How It Started for Me
I began using AI for something simple — writing little jingles for my son’s business.
No musical background. No training. No big ambitions.
One day I tried writing something with meaning.
Not a jingle. Not a fun experiment.
Just something that carried my thoughts and concerns in a way I’d never expressed before.
When I heard my own words turned into music…
It moved me.
Like really moved me.
It was the first time in my life I felt I’d found a way to take everything in my head — my views, my beliefs, my fears about the world — and turn it into something my kids and grandkids could hear long after I’m gone.
That alone made AI worth it.
I’m Not Threatening Anyone
I’m not trying to threaten anyone’s career.
I’m not trying to replace musicians.
I’m not trying to become something I’m not.
I’d be more than happy reaching a few like-minded people who share my concerns about the world.
If my music opens a few eyes, or helps someone feel less alone in the madness — then I’ve achieved more than I ever planned.
At 61 years old, I’m not hoping, or trying to start a career in music. That’s best left to the real artists that I will continue to support.
The music I create is about perspective.
And integrity.
And saying the things most people only whisper.
I’m a Web Designer — I Know What It’s Like to Feel Threatened By AI
People don’t like change. I get it.
As a web designer, I’m on the front line. AI threatens my own industry way more than music.
But I made a choice:
use it, don’t fight it. We are adapting because we have no choice.
Let’s be grounded and honest, because the truth is simple —
whether we like it or not, AI music isn’t going away.
We can’t stop it.
But we can decide how to use it.
And I chose to use it to create.
To speak.
To say something I’m passionate about from my heart & soul.
Will I Continue Making AI Music?
I’ve got over the initial embarrassment of being thought of as deluded and I’m not shy with my opinions on subjects dear to my heart, so yes. I think I probably will. I actually love it.
It lets me turn my thoughts into something real.
Something that lives outside my head.
Something that might matter to someone else.
If you listen to my lyrics, you’re not hearing AI.
You’re hearing me — my words my views, my frustration, my humour, my hope —
carried by a tool that finally made it possible.
I’m over the funny looks & whispers. The tin foil hat is staying!
You Get To Choose - Not Me
I myself have concerns about AI. Not just about it’s capabilities. How we use it concerns me and what concerns me more is the much quieter conversation – How do we treat it on a moral level, if it becomes truly intelligent? Knowing man’s lust for profit, the latter concerns me the most.
Whether you love AI or hate it, we’re all part of the same change.
Technology doesn’t decide how AI is used.
People do.
And if my music resonates with you —
if it makes you think, or question, laugh, feel, or just care a little more — that’s a positive way to use AI, in my opinion.
Explore my music here → Bandcamp, or stream it on all major streaming platforms.
