Brian May has insisted “we actually don’t need AI” after using the tech to recreate an iconic Queen album cover.
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May legendou a foto da capa de má qualidade: Eu simplesmente tive que compartilhar isso com vocês. Pedi ao Meta AI para me mostrar como era a capa do álbum THE GAME.
É isso que ele me deu! Bom trabalho, hein.
May then said that he was “now very serious”, adding: “I believe the price we are about to pay for this ‘inevitable’ development is way too high. We must not allow these hideous Data Centres to be built in the UK.
They will destroy our beautiful country, like they are already destroying beautiful America.”.
Addressing Prime Minister Andy Burnham, May signed off his post by writing: “Dear Andy – you must stop it now. Before it’s too late.”.
The contentious technology has continued to divide creatives across music and film, with everyone from Backrooms director Kane Parsons to Pope Leo XIV condemning its use.
Quanto à Queen, a banda fez sua última turnê na América do Norte em 2023, como parte de sua turnê "ambiciosa" ‘Rhapsody Tour’ com Adam Lambert. A turnê chegou ao Reino Unido e à Europa em 2022, enquanto seus shows ao vivo mais recentes ocorreram na Ásia no início de 2024.
Last month, Roger Taylor opened up about the chances of Queen touring again, telling BBC Radio 2: “Well, it is a big machine to gear up, if you know what I mean.
I think it’s more down to Brian than me. I love playing live. I enjoy it, always have.”.
It comes after May said earlier this year that he would refuse to tour in the US, reasoning that the country is a “dangerous place”.
Before that, he said that Queen would not headline Glastonbury Festival “because of the politics of the people who run it”. He cited founder Michael Eavis’ support of badger culling over the years.
Ele revelou no outono passado que o Queen havia trabalhado em algum material novo com Lambert, e disse que haviam considerado levar seu show ao vivo para The Sphere em Las Vegas, Nevada.
Eu estou muito interessado na Sphere, explicou May. Ela está fazendo meu cérebro funcionar.
May’s wife Anita Dobson implied in December that, despite Queen working on new music, it was unlikely that they would resume full-scale touring. “They will do little bits and bobs, but they won’t do those big tours,” she said.
May suffered a minor stroke in 2024, which he said came on “all of a sudden, out of the blue”. He explained that it left him without any control over one of his arms, and described it as “a little scary”.
Last November, May said his health issues had served as a “wake-up call”.
Over the Christmas period, Queen released a never-before-heard festive song, ‘Not For Sale (Polar Bear)’. The band were also named as the UK’s most-played rock act of the 21st century back in October.
Lambert disse à NME no início deste ano que não havia nada acontecendo no momento com o Queen, pois a banda está "todos relaxando" e tirando um tempo para se afastar da criação de nova música.
Taylor himself is currently gearing up to release ‘Violence Insane In A Beautiful World’ – drummer’s seventh solo LP and his first since his 2021 studio effort ‘Outsider’.
It is set to land on September 18 via Columbia. You can pre-order it here.
To celebrate the album, he’ll head out on his own UK tour later this year. You can find all the details here.
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