Luke Bryan is pushing back against online criticism of his new song, Fish Hunt Golf Drink. The country star and American Idol judge has denied claims that artificial intelligence was used to create the track and opened up about the harsh reactions he faced online.
Luke Bryan slammed rumors that his single “Fish Hunt Golf Drink” was generated by AI
During an appearance on the This Past Weekend with Theo Von podcast, Bryan explained how the AI claims spread across social media.
“That’s the crazy thing about where we’re at with social [media],” he said.
Bryan said a few users began claiming the song was AI-generated, and the allegation quickly gained traction. “They started a narrative that we AI-ed it,” Bryan said. He added, “You get one or two kids with a bunch of Instagram, a bunch of followers, that say we AI-ed it, and then the whole world goes on their narrative.”
He also recalled seeing videos from people saying they hated him. His anger later turned to disbelief when he realized many of the critics were teenagers.
“And they’re like at a camera going, ‘I hate you.’ … And I’m like, ‘I can see your face. If I see you one day, I’m going to f—ing knock the s— out of you, dude,’” he said.
Bryan then reflected on the age gap between himself and his critics.
“But then I’m like, ‘Well, wait.’ I’m not sure I’m happy about a bunch of teenagers telling a 50-year-old man he’s a piece of s— songwriter,” he said.
Bryan had previously denied the accusations during an NBC4 interview at the Memorial Pro-Am on June 3. He said, “We’ve had some negativity out there. Some trolls kind of saying that I ‘AI-ed’ it, which is completely false.”
He explained that the song had a simple goal: “That song was designed for one thing,” he said. “To have fun and tell the world what I love to do and what I strive to do.”
