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Badshah: AI Will Not Succeed at Creating Art
“And that is also one of the reasons why AI might not be, I think it will not be successful. But eventually of creating art, and for a consumer or for an audience to discover it, the way they discover it, is what it is all about. That beauty can't be quantized.”
Badshah: Non-AI music production will be very rare within five years
“In the coming time, I think, you can't fight something that's inevitable, right? I think AI is inevitable. So maybe like three, four, maybe five years down the line, non-AI song will be very hard.”
Badshah: Live events are the only music segment worth investing in
“That's one industry where someone who wants to get into music business, that's one industry that, that is the only aspect of music where they should invest. Immensely growing. Especially in this part of the world.”
Badshah: Public supports underdogs, roots for giants to fall, re-evaluates survivors
“You support first when you're the underdog. Then you become too big, then they want you to fall. And then you have to outlive them. In order for you to become a legend.”
Badshah: Platforms like Splice make music production easier but hinder original creativity
“Splice. It's not a software, it's a website. You get a lot of samples. I mean, as a purist, you feel bad, but it's made things a lot easier. You get loops, you get drums, you arrange them, you make a beat. But that also marks your creativity, you know. That do…”
Badshah: Travis Scott is not the best rapper, but excels live
“Travis Scott is not the best rapper, but it's the experience that he gives to his audience.”