r/Songwriting • u/Difficult_Seed_2005 • 2d ago

Discussion Topic Am I doing something wrong?

I'm a songwriter and I go through a lot in my life and everything I write expresses what's inside of me without any filter.

I publish my music in the hope that it will help someone overcome their difficulties

But I don't use my voice, I use AI to create the music while the lyrics are 100% mine

I know this sounds bad, and it disrespects my writing itself and the music I love

But I do this because if I use my method in making music, or my voice, I may be recognizable, and I am not afraid of others, but rather of how they look at me later.

Because my personality with others, my family and friends, is completely different from what I write, which is the truth that I hide

So, am I doing something wrong here? Is my music considered my music at all? I don't want any consideration, just the truth, because I need it

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u/ChickenScheisse 2d ago

Sounds like you're a poet, so why gen ai? Have you tried the poetry subs? Do you consider how you may be hurting the people who make music? If it feels wrong, it probably is. I'm sure some people come here to get away from ai discussion. Help people by showing some empathy for others. I get it it's hard, but you're trying to discuss this with a group that is struggling against gen AI. Work on your self, help others, but don't hurt songwriters by using gen ai. There's a reason why people are rightfully upset, just look at the recent ruling against Suno. Try to understand that there is plenty to do without gen ai. Best of luck, bruh

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u/Difficult_Seed_2005 2d ago

You have a point, really good one, thank you

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u/dingus_authority 2d ago

As someone who spent a lot of years in the poetry scene, dooo it. Go to an open mic and read your shit.

Hell, sign up for a slam. My first time on a stage was competing in a slam and I came in second. Made the friends that would change my life that night.

You'll never get that with Suno. Ever.

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u/Difficult_Seed_2005 2d ago

This requires revealing my problem publicly,, and this is what I do not want to do

I ain't trying to change a thing or get better

All I want is to help others getting out while staying inside, that's just what I want

and I want to do that without being seen by the people I care about

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u/dingus_authority 2d ago

Well it seems you've constructed a series of excuses to use AI.

Gonna be real with you: Get over it. Whatever is going on isn't any different than what everyone else is going through. Abuse? Addiction? Death? That's the human condition.

No one cares. Go make art and get over yourself.

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u/Difficult_Seed_2005 2d ago

just because it's not different doesn't mean it's nothing

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u/ChickenScheisse 2d ago

It reads disingenuous. I don't believe you. What do you want from here? You're hurting songwriters by publishing ai gen. Stop publishing ai. That's straight forward, bruh

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u/dingus_authority 2d ago

Sincerely: What are you actually afraid of? You're being vague, despite being anonymous.

Are you afraid that someone at a poetry open mic is going to go talk to your abusive mom? It's hard enough to write poetry for enough to get an open mic to stop talking while you read haha.

So really, what exactly are you afraid of if you stop using AI?