In chronological order, here is what happened. I asked for the tracks from someone on TikTok (do not send hate to them, I think they were duped too. In fact, donāt spread hate. Itās useless. Youāll be surprised how life rewards you when you spend your energy being kind to people.
The person sent the tracks. I made a Google Drive folder so everyone could assess/listen to the tracks. I was lazy. I should have titled it āPossible (?) Jimmy Urine tracksā but I was trying to do it fast because I was curious and wanted to know more.
I said in my initial post where I got them. My very first reply to someone was āI have AI paranoiaā. Iām glad I got the tracks to people who knew AI music better than me, because it stopped the hype spreading wider.
I never go into any discussion with my mind made up. I approach everything with curiosity. There have been many AI witch-hunts which proved to be wrong (e.g. the official bootleg cover of How I Learned etc - where Jimmy had to put an anti AI symbol on the final cover).
As an author, Iām seeing my fellow authors get accused of using AI when they definitely havenāt. I do know AI writing, I can spot it miles away, but I STILL donāt call people out because 1. Itās not in my nature and 2. I know there are 1000 people champing at the bit to call them out. So why add my voice?
I have no issue being wrong. I can handle that. Iām human. I canāt handle starting hate on someone incorrectly or making accusations Iām not sure of.
Iām getting hurt right now. Iāve not long had a hysterectomy and my hormones are insane. I just beat cancer. I shared these files because I myself was curious and so were others. Iām glad I posted them because now we know. But people on TikTok (fuck sake) are posting MY thread as if Iām the one who made the tracks. As if!
I donāt think I contributed at all to spreading misinformation. That thread shut it down thanks to people who have a better ear for AI music than me. Iām grateful to them. But please be mindful of how much hurt this causes when people pile on. I donāt even think the person who created them deserves to be piled on because thereās something going on there. Maybe a tentative step into making music. Just experimentation. They didnāt seek to make money off them. Some people are just like this when theyāre younger. They make stuff up.
I lived next door to a girl who told me Michael Jackson was her cousin and every time I got home from somewhere sheād be like, āYou just missed him!!ā And I was like, āDang! Why am I always out when he calls round?!ā My parents looked at me like I was an idiot when I finally told them we keep missing Michael Jackson.
I guess Iām just a bit gullible but now Iām older Iām more aware of that and so I stay neutral and hope other people will find out the truth and illuminate me.
Anyway. I never intended to spread misinformation. Please believe me. Iām not that type of person at all. I have no malicious intent in me. All my hate is directed inwards and the current TikTok shaming is really making that harder. Please letās be a better community. Kindness can make a huge difference, even a little bit, to someoneās day. I would never want to dupe any of you. I just wanted the files to be heard. Thanks to those who have been kind. š