Ringo Starr says The Beatles would ‘never’ fake John Lennon’s vocals with AI on new song
Ringo Starr is doubling down about the authenticity of the vocals on the highly anticipated new Beatles song recently teased by former bandmate Paul McCartney.
Starr spoke with Rolling Stone for an upcoming podcast, in which he ensured that they would “never” fake the late John Lennon’s vocals for the new track, which instead uses AI to clean up previously recorded snippets.
The song will also feature the voice of the late George Harrison, Starr confirmed.
Paul McCartney says a 'final' Beatles song is coming
“This was beautiful,” he said, noting, “it’s the final track you’ll ever hear with the four lads. And that’s a fact.”
McCartney attempted to clarify last month how artificial intelligence is being used on what he said will be the “final” Beatles song.
“We’ve seen some confusion and speculation about it,” he wrote in a note posted on his verified Instagram story at the time. “Seems to be a lot of guess work out there.”
“Can’t say too much at this stage but to be clear, nothing has been artificially or synthetically created. It’s all real and we all play on it,” he added. “We cleaned up some existing recordings – a process which has gone on for years.”
Source: Dan Heching/cnn.com
