Veteran Nigerian singer, Paul Play has said that technology in the music industry has greatly reduced artistes’ creativity and hard work.

The singer, who was one the leading Nigerian artists in the 2000s, said this during a recent podcast with media personality, Adesope Olajide where he compared the new generation of artistes with his generation.

Paul Play, stated that while it took artistes a lot of creativity and hard work in his days, technology has simplified the process now, especially with the introduction of artificial intelligence.

He said:

“Technology has really taken a lot of the hard work away from musicians,” he said. “You don’t really have to do much these days, like when I see DJs, it reminds me of seeing DJ Cassie with three turntables but now you can just press buttons. So music in terms of creativity has been simplified.

“If you have that interest you could just come up with anything. Now we are hearing there’s AI. Anybody will just say don’t worry I will bring out my song and sell millions of records by just using AI. My generation started doing music by learning the ropes and understanding the dos and don’ts of the music game, production, and songwriting.”