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How Does Ringo Starr Feel About the Upcoming New AI-Assisted Beatles Song? · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: Paul McCartney confirmed earlier this summer he was working on
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  Speaker 2: what he called the last Beatles song and was relying
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  Speaker 2: on AI technology to make it happen by salvaging previously
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  Speaker 2: recorded vocals by John Lennon. There were two damage to
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  Speaker 2: use until recently. Fan reaction to the news was mixed.
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  Speaker 2: Some were thrilled, others felt it was inappropriate to use
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  Speaker 2: technology to mimic John. But how does the only other
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  Speaker 2: surviving Beatle, Ringo Starr, feel about it? He tells Variety.
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  Speaker 2: It's not down to AI. It's not like we're pretending anything.
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  Speaker 2: This is actually John's voice, Paul's voice and bass playing,
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  Speaker 2: George on rhythm guitar, and me on drums. The only
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  Speaker 2: two things that are new are Paul's bass and me
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  Speaker 2: on drums. I did it just months ago and it works.
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  Speaker 2: It's a beautiful song. For all the madness swirling around it,
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  Speaker 2: it's still a beautiful track and our last track, the
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  Speaker 2: words of Ringo Star. The track, which is rumored to
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  Speaker 2: be an unreleased song called Now and Then, is expected
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  Speaker 2: by year's end.
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  Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood,