Grian Chatten says Fontaines D.C. had no idea AI was used in ‘Marianne’ video: “I don’t condone it”

Grian Chatten has said that Fontaines D. C. were unaware that AI had been used to help make the music video for ‘Marianne’ – and shared that he doesn’t “condone it”.

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The Dublin rock giants released their fifth album last week (Friday October 16) – marking the follow-up to 2024’s acclaimed and Mercury-nominated ‘Romance’. Already, the album has had a huge wave of praise from fans and critics alike, particularly for tracks including the lead single ‘Marianne’, eerie track ‘Tongue’, and cinematic collab with Rosalía, ‘Where Is Gone?’.

Agora, o vocalista Grian Chatten falou sobre como recentemente veio à tona que o videoclipe de “Marianne” creditou “AI artists”, e disse ao The Los Angeles Times que “none of us were told about” o uso de inteligência artificial envolvido.

Speaking to the outlet, Chatten said that he called his management when he found out and asked “What the fuck, is this true?”.

The singer also quipped that it was “fucking ironic”, “contradictory” and “fucking sucks” that AI was used to help make the music video, particularly as ‘Dopamine Chamber’ centres around themes of isolation, social collapse, increased dependence on technology and more.

He also said that the band have taken measures to prevent anything like this from happening again, writing “into our contracts going forward that it can’t be in our music videos” and that they “don’t condone it”.

Continuando a compartilhar sua oposição à inteligência artificial, especialmente seu uso em círculos criativos, Chatten afirmou que ele pensa que “AI is literally rendering our souls obsolete and I think that is true death”.

Chatten has also opened up about how it was a “career high” to work with Rosalía on the record, and the band played an intimate gig at London’s Roundhouse last week, which raised money for mental health charity CALM.

Fontaines have an upcoming tour on the way, which will see them play some huge concerts in the UK and Ireland, including two nights at Slane Castle and a double-header at Manchester’s Heaton Park.

Support comes from Hayley Williams, Little Simz and Viagra Boys. They recently announced new concerts in Italy and Germany as part of their 2027 trek, as well as dates in Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Last week, it was confirmed that Fontaines D. C. will headline Primavera Sound in Barcelona next June.

Since ‘Dopamine Chamber’ dropped, Chatten has also hinted at a new solo album on the way, and said that once Fontaines have played their huge upcoming shows, “the best place [they] can go from here is away for a while”.

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