Johnny Drille Urges Musicians To Embrace AI Without Losing Human Creativity

Nigerian singer and songwriter Johnny Drille, born John Igodaro, has shared his views on the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence, AI, in the music industry.

The artiste acknowledged the rapid rise of AI technology, stating that musicians and other stakeholders in the entertainment industry must learn how to adapt to it rather than resist its advancement.

Drille encouraged creatives to embrace AI as a helpful tool, while warning against becoming overly dependent on it. He also stressed the importance of maintaining originality and emotional connection in music.

“AI music is going to get more prominent. I think we have to figure out a way to work with AI because I don’t think it’s going anywhere. Technology never goes away; it becomes more prominent.”

He added that he does not know how the human element will be incorporated or how we will retain the human element of music and keep it human.

“But I think we have to find ways to embrace AI as a tool to help music. It’s inevitable. If you go back in history, one of the earlier ways people recorded music was with tape machines and actual tapes, and you were limited to a few tracks.
After that came portable recorders and then the digital stage with computers.”

The ‘await For Me’ singer noted that people always opposed the arrival of new technology, calling it unreal if it was recorded on a computer or if artistes used auto-tune instead of their real voices, saying it’s the same as AI.