Boy George is releasing an AI version of Karma Chameleon.
The Culture Club singer is returning to his massive hit, more than 40 years after it topped the charts, but this time, he will be using artificial intelligence on the track.
Speaking to the Daily Mail at the British LGBT Awards at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square, he said: “We’re about to re-release Karma Chameleon, AI version.
“That song is such a massive song for so many people and I don’t get to say where it gets used, so we’re creating this version of it with AI.”
George, 64, who received a lifetime achievement award during the event from French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier for his contribution to British music and LGBT culture, added: “It takes what you have done and makes it into this magical thing. It’s about giving people back the right to have a say.”
He has previously spoken about his love for AI and admitted he uses ChatGPT for “therapy”.
He told the Daily Mail: “I love ChatGPT, [I use it for] therapy. It’s like your best friend. I’ve asked ChatGPT stuff about myself, and it’s really been helpful, saying, ‘This is the truth, this is what’s a lie’.”
He also uses it for songwriting, telling Fearne Cotton on her Happy Place podcast: “I have fantastic conversations with ChatGPT. I’ll say: ‘Oh, those lyrics are crap. That’s not what I would say.’ You know what I mean? But, actually, you can train it.”
Meanwhile, recently revealed he wants a shot at writing the UK’s next Eurovision entry.
The Culture Club singer teamed up with SENHIT to represent San Marino at this year’s contest in Vienna with their track Superstar, but the pair failed to qualify from the first semi-final.
Despite the setback, the Karma Chameleon star admitted he’d love another chance – this time by penning a winning song for Britain.
Speaking to Chris Moyles on Radio X, he said of his Eurovision experience: “I wanted to go, and it was really mad. I mean, I would have liked to have got through to the final to see whether we got any of the nul points, or whatever. Because that’s what you go for! I want to find out — would we have got any points?”
He then highlighted the long-standing rule that the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy automatically qualify for the Eurovision Grand Final because of their financial contributions to the EBU.
He said: “But I will say something a little bit controversial. If five countries can get into the show without any process, how’s that a competition? Just saying!”
George went on to put himself forward for the UK’s next entry.
He said: “I’d like to write the British entry. That would be something I would like to do. That’s something I would like to do, so I’m putting it out in there.”
