Published: 10/5/2026
Source: MusicRadar
Blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa says fully synthetic acts should not compete in the same category as living musicians, but he does not view an emerging artist’s use of Suno for lyric assistance as a serious offense.
Bonamassa framed the question as both artistic and commercial. Listeners can choose the music they enjoy, he said, while musicians trying to get noticed will inevitably test tools that may help them attract an audience.
His comments are an artist’s opinion, not a legal rule or platform policy. Still, they capture a practical split growing across the music business: resistance to AI personas that substitute for human artists, alongside wider acceptance of AI as one tool inside a human-led creative process.
For independent creators, the useful takeaway is transparency. Explain where AI assisted, keep the artist’s own performance and decisions visible, and avoid imitating a real person. That makes the human authorship story clearer to fans, distributors and potential collaborators.