After the release of ‘Now and Then’ in November 2023, some people claimed that John Lennon’s vocals were made by Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Described and publicized as the “last song” in the history of Beatles“Now and Then” was only launched with the help of Artificial intelligence (AI), responsible for extracting vocals from John Lennon from an old demo. Because of this, rumors arose that the singer’s voice is computerized, and the drummer Ringo Starr called these speculations “terrible” and explained the situation.
During an interview with AARP, the artist took the opportunity to clarify any discussion about the technology used in the track, released on November 2, 2023 on music streaming platforms. “There have been terrible rumors that it is not JohnIt is AIwhatever bullshit people said,” he said.
Paul [McCartney] and I wouldn’t have done that. It’s a beautiful song and a great way to finally close that door.
Ringo Starr celebrates the success of ‘Now and Then’, the Beatles’ ‘last’ song
One of the greatest rock bands in history, Beatles launched “Now and Then,” considered the last song by the band formed by Ringo Starr (battery), Paul McCartney (vocals and bass), John Lennon (vocals, guitar) and George Harrison (guitar), on November 2, 2023 and was quite successful. Now, the drummer has celebrated this recent success.
It is worth remembering how the track had the help of Artificial intelligence (AI) to be able to extract the vocals from Lennon, died on December 8, 1980, on an old demo tape. After release, “Now and Then” topped the UK charts and was the 18th single from Fab Four reaching the top of music trends – the last one was “The Ballad Of John And Yoko” (1969).
In a publication made in Xbetter known as Twitter, Starr took the opportunity to talk about the performance of the song. “What is happening, is happening first of all in England, UK, amazing, some more facts will appear on the screen,” she wrote. “Peace and love to everyone. It’s a beautiful day.”
The “facts will appear on the screen” came in a video that the drummer placed with the text. The excerpt showed a slideshow of photos with some more impressive statistics: “Beatlemania IT’S BACK.” According to the artist’s publication, “Now And Then” is the fastest-selling single of 2023 and the fastest-selling vinyl single of the century.
Finally, Ringo Starr also stated how the song had the biggest physical sales in a week in almost a decade, with the most plays on streaming platforms in a week of any song from the Beatles of all time.
What’s happening it’s all happening number one in England UK incredible a few more facts will come on the screen. Peace and love everybody. It’s a beautiful day. 😎✌️🌟❤️🌈🎶🍎🌻🥦🥦☮️ pic.twitter.com/EEneMXaDVk
— #RingoStarr (@ringostarrmusic) November 11, 2023
Source: Rollingstone
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