Mick Jagger Refuses to Let AI Steal His Moves, But Let It Rush His Boring Tasks
KEY POINTS
- •Mick Jagger told Billboard in July 2026 that AI should help musicians create new music, not copy existing artists like the Rolling Stones.
- •He explained that AI can speed up tedious tasks in studios but insisted the core creative process must come from humans.
- •Jagger’s band used AI to de-age themselves digitally in their 2023 'In the Stars' video, keeping all musicians real except their faces.
In an epic 60-year career milestone, Mick Jagger confirmed that AI can speed up the music process but shouldn’t dare mimic his Rolling Stones swagger—because obviously, a digital Jagger autopens cheesy 'Start Me Up' sounds wrong. Speaking to Billboard in 2026, he warned that AI-generated knockoffs of the Stones are 'obviously wrong' while endorsing AI to fast-forward tedious tasks, like the cluster mixes before computers invaded studios circa late 1970s. Jagger also cited overdubbing since 1965 like it’s vintage artisan technique, while the weirdest part remains their 2023 video where AI de-aged the band’s faces but cleverly kept all those drummers 'real'—so no pixelated Mick solos. Behind all this, Jack Antonoff slammed the AI shortcut scammers with a death wish to art, while Jason Derulo politely noted bots can’t capture 'soul' yet. All in all, Jagger’s message is clear: AI can help when clever but don’t fool yourself into robotic rock stardom—stuck in style limbo since 1968.
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(1 of 3)Mick Jagger is fine with AI—just don’t make a lazy robot Mick version because nothing screams originality like a digital Rolling Stone copycat disaster.
Watching Mick Jagger warn about AI imitations while his 2023 video looks like a time-travel glitch is peak rock hypocrisy.
AI making boring music tasks quicker sounds great until you realize we’re all just outsourcing creativity to a very slow toaster.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/17/2026 | Author: Amanda Goh
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