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Skylar Grey joins Joe Rogan for an intimate conversation about her musical journey, from performing with her mother as a child in Wisconsin to writing the #1 hit 'Love the Way You Lie' for Eminem and Rihanna. They discuss the creative process, dealing with imposter syndrome, living on a biodynamic vineyard in Napa, and her upcoming album 'Wasted Potential' which explores her childhood and coming of age story.
Music's Emotional Power and AI's Limitations
The conversation opens with Joe discussing how his wife wants Skylar's song 'I'm Coming Home' played at her funeral, highlighting music's profound emotional impact. They explore how AI can create cool-sounding music but lacks the genuine human connection and emotion that comes from real artistic creation. Skylar emphasizes that her music is therapeutic and written from true emotion, something AI cannot authentically replicate.
- Joe's wife wants Skylar's 'I'm Coming Home' played at her funeral
- AI music sounds cool but lacks the spiritual connection of human-created art
- Skylar writes from true emotion as a therapeutic process
- AI is just another tool, like Auto-Tune was when it first came out
" I think it's capable of writing stuff with this much emotion yet. Well it's not real it sounds cool that's what AI does there's cool songs that come from AI but there's always going to be and I completely agree with you there's always going to be a thing we know a person wrote it that they sat down and they wrote it and there's this connection with their spirit and their creativity that comes out and that's what people love about music "
" I think AI is an interesting, it's just like another tool. I feel like that, you know, when Auto-Tune first came out, people were bitching about that. "
Musical Origins: From Six-Year-Old Performer to Solo Artist
Skylar shares her extraordinary origin story, beginning with singing harmony at age two and performing professionally with her mother by age six. They toured the Midwest playing libraries, schools, and various venues until age 12, when she bought her first grand piano with money she'd saved. Despite her mother's initial disappointment, Skylar went solo to pursue pop music, driven by relentless ambition even as a child.
- Started singing harmony at age two, born into an extremely musical family
- Performed professionally with her mother from age six to twelve across the Midwest
- Bought her first grand piano at 12 with money saved from performing
- Went solo at 12 despite it becoming her mother's career, driven by intense focus on music
- Knew from a very young age there was no other option but music
" I was a two-year-old singing harmony. And my mom was like, what is going on. I wasn't even able to like say all the words, but the notes I was singing were like the harmony part. "
" I just loved making music and performing and writing. And I knew I just, there was no, like, option of anything else I would do with my life. "
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