Imelda May on making music and money, her new TV show and why Meatloaf stormed out of their recording session

"As Imelda May explores her relationship with the Irish language in a new TV series, she tells Kirsty Blake Knox about being embarrassed to speak it, the time Meatloaf told her to f*** off, and why AI is terrifying for artists"

"'The music industry is in absolute bits. It's in absolute bits," singer Imelda May says. We are talking about a video May recently shared on one of her social media pages. In the clip, Shirley Manson, lead singer with Garbage, issues an alarm call about how difficult it is for artists and musicians to make a living in the music industry and her band's decision to curtail touring."

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Imelda May explores her relationship with the Irish language through a new television series. She describes feeling embarrassed to speak Irish during her upbringing and examines how language loss affected her sense of identity. She recounts a blunt confrontation when Meat Loaf told her to "f*** off". She warns that artificial intelligence is terrifying for artists because it undermines creative work and threatens livelihoods. May shared a video clip featuring Shirley Manson sounding an alarm about how difficult it is for musicians to make a living and about Garbage's decision to curtail touring. The account connects personal anecdotes to wider industry pressures.

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