John Ondrasik
Role at the time: Singer-songwriter publishing signed Washington Post opinion commentary
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
Boy George remained the song’s author because he wrote its lyrics and melody and used AI as a creative collaborator.
“Whatever you think of AI, the practice is common in the music business these days.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)John Ondrasik defends Boy George and calls AI use common in music
Signed opinion defending Boy George and the song while treating the Bandcamp dispute as secondary to the political backlash.
Why we used this label
The signed commentary normalizes the disputed production method while defending the artist and song.