Tom Dunne: The five Willie Nelson albums you should check out

Willie Nelson turns 90 on Saturday, April 29 - in an age of AI, he's a reminder of the magic and values that a computer could never match

Willie Nelson turns 90 on April 29. (Photo by Scott Eells/Getty Images)

Thu, 27 Apr, 2023 - 21:30

Tom Dunne

Tom Dunne is a music-lover extraordinaire who, as well as presenting radio and TV shows, can also be seen in the wild as the lead singer with Something Happens.

It was my intention to write an insightful expose this week on the shortcomings of AI-generated music. Having heard Aisis, with its Liam Gallagher artificial intelligence vocal, it’s clear it has a bright future generating mediocre dross. Ah, the bitter word.

I was going to focus on what AI music can’t do. The list is long: A lot of our favourite music depends on odd qualities: bitterness for a start, regret of course, envy, hate, jealousy, and revenge, a cornucopia of biblical shortcomings. But then I realised it is almost Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday and I saw it; Willie Nelson is everything AI will never be.