Oh, look who’s back to remind us that not everyone’s ready to be assimilated into the Borg collective. CHEVELLE’s Sam Loeffler, in an interview with 107.7 The Bone’s Chasta and Huey, decided to drop some truth bombs about AI that feel like they were smuggled out of a 2003 Yahoo! forum. And honestly? We’re living for the chaos.
According to Sam, if you handed people a magical switch to turn off all AI—yes, all of it—everyone would immediately hit that button like it owes them money. YouTube recommendations? Gone. Your Gmail finishing your sentences like a clingy ex? Poof. Even Google’s creepy “did you mean…” suggestions? Bye-bye. But then, in the same breath, Sam says people would still use AI when they *need* it—like ChatGPT for, I don’t know, writing a breakup text or figuring out if that rash is “probably fine.”
Sam’s take? “What the fuck are we doing?” And honestly, same. If even the people building AI are side-eyeing it, maybe we should all just go live in the woods with the bears. They don’t judge you for not knowing how to use DALL·E.
He also pointed out that AI is sneaking into everything like that one friend who “just wants to crash on your couch for a night” and then lives there for six months. Case in point: a guy making a car race video added fake AI cars zooming by for *no reason*. Sam’s reaction? “What’s the point of that? What good does that do? It was just for nothing.” Honestly, Sam, you’re asking the real questions here. Why are we adding digital ghosts to our reality? Are we that bored?
But hey, let’s not forget the real reason we’re here: CHEVELLE is hitting the road in 2026 with BREAKING BENJAMIN for a massive North American tour. That’s right, folks—Sam’s gonna be too busy smashing drums to worry about whether your Spotify playlist was curated by a human or a very judgmental algorithm. The tour kicks off September 2 in Camden, New Jersey, and wraps October 24 in Bristow, Virginia. So mark your calendars, because if you miss this, you’ll have to settle for AI-generated concert footage, and we all know how *that* turns out.
Oh, and in case you forgot, CHEVELLE’s latest album, *Bright As Blasphemy*, dropped last August via Alchemy Recordings. It’s their first release since ditching Epic, and honestly, good for them. They’ve been cranking out hits since the early 2000s, with seven No. 1 singles, nearly half a billion streams, and enough gold and platinum records to make your local pawn shop jealous. Their catalog is a treasure trove of bangers like “The Red,” “Send The Pain Below,” and enough Top 10 debuts to make even the most seasoned rock band weep with envy.
So, while Sam’s out here questioning the very fabric of our AI-infested reality, CHEVELLE is still doing what they do best: making music that slaps harder than your mom’s “I’m not mad, just disappointed” speech. And honestly, in a world where AI is trying to convince us that fake cars are real, I think we could all use a little more rock and roll and a little less robot nonsense. Cheers, Sam. Keep fighting the good fight. 🤘
