When I'm on stage and I see tens of thousands of people at a festival singing my lyrics back in harmony or in unison it is the epitome of togetherness, of unity. These individuals are coming together because they want to celebrate life through music and through song and that's a story in and of itself. It's the relationship that I have with that audience singing my story but then them singing back to meThe song is now part of storytelling that I think gets missed in some of the other forms in a painting it's a very one-sided conversation. Yes my song is written but I have the opportunity to change things as I go with the audience and that is beautiful where the story
Singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc sits down to talk about what makes a song “evergreen,” how he writes his lyrics, and the potential of machine learning in art.
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© 2022 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
124 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher
Director, Carolyn Merriman
Assistant Producer, Madison Brown
in collaboration with Charts & Leisure
Founder, Jason Oberholtzer
Executive Producer, Mike Rugnetta
Editor, Garrett Crowe
Mix and Music, Michael Simonelli
With special thanks to Aloe Blacc, Bonnie Eldon, Meghal Janardan, Sarah Vitak, Elisabeth March, Michael Bass, and Megan Worman.