And it turned out to be completely true…

In the 1980s, Freddie Mercury said:
“We are living in the golden age of music, because there will come a time when technology becomes so advanced that we will rely on it to make music, instead of pure talent… and music will lose its soul.”

Words that feel more real today than ever.

Back then, it seemed like a prediction, an echo of a future that might never come. But now, as we see the rise of auto-tune, digital production, and AI-generated sounds, we can’t help but feel the weight of Freddie’s vision. Music has become more accessible, yes, but it has also become more mechanical, more formulaic.

The raw emotion that once poured from the hearts of legends like Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, and Janis Joplin seems harder to find in today’s mass-produced hits. Songs once written with passion, sweat, and authenticity are now often crafted by algorithms, sometimes driven more by data than by genuine feeling.

Technology has brought countless benefits — but, in some ways, it has also chipped away at the soul of music. Today’s tracks can be polished to perfection, but does that perfection come at a cost?

The soul of music, as Freddie predicted, feels like it’s slipping away, drowned in layers of virtual perfection. But even in this tech-driven era, there’s still a voice that can’t be replaced — the human heart.

Will the soul of music survive, or will it become a relic of the past? That remains to be seen, but Freddie Mercury’s words will always ring true.