First time wearing these two together. Tiffany HardWear on top, Fred Force 10 underneath. Didn't plan it but the chunky link energy actually matches?
Does this stack work or am I reaching?
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If we look at this question from a broader perspective of music history and creative methodology, Lennon and McCartney essentially represent a “craft-based collaborative structure.” Their songwriting starts from instruments, and the recording studio acts as an extension of that process. Through constant trial and error, ideas are gradually shaped from small motifs into finished songs in a mostly linear workflow
If advanced AI music tools existed today, their process would most likely not turn into fully AI-generated songwriting. Instead, it would evolve into a hybrid, generative workflow. In this setup, AI does not replace creativity itself. It works more like a system that continuously produces musical possibilities. It can generate melodic fragments, chord progressions, rhythmic ideas, and different stylistic variations. The role of the creator then shifts from writing music to defining what is useful or meaningful music
In this kind of system, Lennon would probably still rely more on instinct and emotional selection, while McCartney might focus more on structure and melodic logic. But both would share a core ability, which is acting as a strong aesthetic filter. They would need to quickly decide which generated ideas are worth developing and which ones should be discarded.
From a production point of view, this also changes what a “song idea” actually is. Traditionally, a song idea might come from a riff or a chord progression. With AI, a song idea can become a whole set of possible directions, or multiple parallel versions of the same concept. The DAW stage is no longer a straight line. It becomes a process of combining, rebuilding, and reorganizing different generated materials
My own creative process is somewhat similar, just in a smaller and more practical way. I don’t treat AI as the actual composer. I use it more as a tool to quickly generate musical context. For example, I might explore different harmonic directions or vocal textures with suno first, then take the useful parts back into a DAW and rebuild the structure. Sometimes what I keep is not a full section, but just a chord movement, a rhythmic idea, or a certain vocal feel. When I use tool for vocal processing, it feels similar. It is not replacing the singer. It gives different ways of expression, and the real work is still choosing which version fits the emotional direction I want.
If we go back to Lennon and McCartney, they would not lose the act of songwriting. But the meaning of “writing” would change. It would move from creating notes directly to organizing, filtering, and redefining system-generated material. Creation would feel more like making decisions inside an expanding musical space, rather than building everything from zero
From this point of view, AI does not reduce authorship. It may actually highlight a deeper issue. When generation becomes very cheap, what becomes rare is judgment and consistency of taste. This is also something I feel more and more in my own work. Tools are increasing, but what really decides whether a piece works or not is still a very personal standard of selection.