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South Park’s AI company de-aged The Rolling Stones for their new video

There are just three of them now: Mick (82), Keef (82), and Ronnie (78). There’s nothing wrong with ageing, but if you have the technology to turn back the clock a bit, why not?

Deep Voodoo, the AI company owned by Matt Stone and Trey Stone of South Park Fame, was used to de-age The Stones for the video for In the Stars, the first single from the upcoming final(?), Foreign Tongues. It’s one of the better deepfakes we’ve seen,.

It’s unclear all the techniques used in the video, although along with the digital trickery, it seems that body doubles were also used. The work on Keef must have been a challenge. Yes, that’s how he used to look,

Read more at Variety. The album will be out July 10.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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