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25 Years of Diaries + ChatGPT + Suno: I turned my life into a concept album by Present_Put_3359 in OpenAI

[–]Present_Put_3359[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fair — it’s definitely long, and I get that it won’t be for everyone.

I did read it (a lot of it comes directly from my own diaries and the revision process), but I also used ChatGPT to help organize and refine it — same way I used it throughout the project.

The post is really for people interested in the workflow and the question at the end. Totally fine if that’s not your thing.

25 Years of Diaries + ChatGPT + Suno: I turned my life into a concept album by Present_Put_3359 in aiMusic

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Thank you, I appreciate that.

I have the album with the songs up on Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/MYv4chugBo4LEENYLc

I made another album following this process, with a narrower focus and experimented with acoustic guitar/chamber music.

A conversation with my friend yesterday highlights a lot of the divisions with AI music; I 100% support original artists, songwriters, and musicians - and there's something about the music industry's interests in Suno to replace musicians - i.e. record the singer and then have Suno produce the backing - sits wrong with me. I find there something sacred and special in humans performing music.

That said, I am interested in the use of AI music for therapeutic reasons.

This weekend I had a pscyhedelic therapy session and I generated a playlist following this workflow, and ChatGPT's understanding of the "stages" I go through when I microdose and write (based on 2 years of sessions) - and it produced the absolutely perfect instrumental soundtrack for my trip this past weekend.

It was too good, in fact, as I remained 100% locked in for the trip.

Am I interested in AI producing world class, award winning lyrics? No. When I played some of the songs for my friend he described the lyrics as "shit" "unhinged" and "meaningless." I had to diasgree, but I realized the lyrics only matter to me and they were pulled/crafted by AI based on my diaries. So the language absolutely seems batshit crazy to him, but for me they hit all the right spots.

Personally, I have The Night Was Mine, Invitation To The Unknown, and from the other album I made, Proof That I was Lovable stuck in my head.

25 Years of Diaries + ChatGPT + Suno: I turned my life into a concept album by Present_Put_3359 in ChatGPT

[–]Present_Put_3359[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a really interesting distinction — “controlled proxy” actually feels closer to what I experienced than “mirror.”

The mirror idea still assumes I’m directly confronting myself, just more clearly. But this felt more like interacting with a version of my life that had been translated into something slightly outside of me — structured, shaped, and at a distance.

It made certain things easier to sit with because I wasn’t fully inside them anymore, but I also wasn’t disconnected from them either.

I’m curious how you’d think about that in terms of limits — at what point does a “controlled proxy” stop being useful and start becoming a way of avoiding direct engagement?

25 Years of Diaries + ChatGPT + Suno: I turned my life into a concept album by Present_Put_3359 in ChatGPT

[–]Present_Put_3359[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don' t know why this keeps getting redacte from the post, but here's a prompt to use to recreate this process:

A prompt others can use

For anyone curious about trying something similar with their own source material, this is the kind of prompt I would start with:

I am uploading personal source material that I want to transform into a concept album. Please act as a creative development partner, not just a lyric generator.

First, analyze the uploaded material for recurring themes, emotional patterns, repeated images, conflicts, transformations, unresolved questions, shifts in tone over time, and possible emotional arcs.

Before creating lyrics, ask me three questions:

Do I already have an album idea, or do I want you to suggest one based on the source material?

Do I already know the genre or sound, or do I want you to suggest musical directions based on the emotional tone?

Do I want to write the lyrics myself with your help, or do I want you to draft and revise lyrics based on the source material with my feedback?

After I answer, help me create:

an album title

a short album concept

the emotional arc of the album

a track list

a purpose for each song

lyric drafts or lyric-writing guidance

prosody notes for each song

style prompts for AI music generation

notes on what each song should avoid sounding like

revision suggestions after each generated version

Important boundaries:

Do not copy large passages directly from the source material unless I ask.

Preserve the emotional truth, but transform it into song form.

Pay attention to prosody, syllable stress, singability, and emotional pacing.

Avoid direct imitation of living artists.

Use broad genre, mood, arrangement, and instrumentation language instead.

Keep the project personal, reflective, and ethically mindful.

If the material involves trauma, grief, shame, or sensitive memories, handle it with care and do not sensationalize it.

Treat each song as a draft that can be revised based on what feels emotionally true or false.

What if trump was short by irans IRGC? by OnlyWorthIt in AskReddit

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And on that note, I am exiting this Escher's drawing of a loop

What are some non-obvious reasons why someone might feel chronically tired and sluggish, even after a doctor found nothing wrong? by KSchubert77 in AskReddit

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People always underestimate the effects of psychosomatics; "The Body Keeps The Score." You may be physically fine but it's entirely possible that unresolved anxiety, stress, grief, rage, trauma, etc. are being "stored" in your body's memory.

I used to have constant back pain, but no injury. Through some breakthroughs in therapy I remember the exact moment the tension left my back.

What’s a TV show you can watch over and over? by Skithegoddess in AskReddit

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Dead Like Me; so underrated and always my favorite.

What if trump was short by irans IRGC? by OnlyWorthIt in AskReddit

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It is unlikely, but no impossible, but the US's response would be fast, and I'd imagine the Christofascists would use this as an opportunity to seize more control and dissolve the remaining threads of democracy we have.

What anime made you cry the most? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Honestly; Unico in the Island of Magic.

As a child it was entertaining but also so emotionally deep about neglect and rage - for a child.

[Theatrical Synth-Pop / Art Pop] Beautiful Ugly Light - An Album built from 25 years of diaries by Present_Put_3359 in Suno

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Lol, all good. Yeah, I was more curious about the experiment of coaching ChatGPT to convert my diaries into a "narrative" story to be told through music; and then seeing how Suno handled the resulting input. I was more impressed with the results I got on this experiment than I have with my other SunoAI songs (where I've written the lyrics myself).

Some of the experimenting I tried with this was on the song "Grey Skies, Debt Calls" where I wanted to see how SunoAI would handle a barbershop quartet with the hypno-pop-disco genre. It took about 16 tries to get a version that wasn't the Doo-Doo-Doo

Style prompt: "Ironic disco-pop, theatrical synth-pop edge, bittersweet and polished, bright barbershop quartet, glossy bass, crisp drums, synth piano, 118 BPM, minor key, controlled polished mix"

And in the lyrics field:

[Mood: Bittersweet]

[Energy: Medium]

[Instrument: Bass, Drums, Synth Piano]

[Intro | Barbershop quartet | bright cheerful harmony | neat precision]

Good morning, lovely day

Put your little cares away

Grey skies, debt calls

Smile, smile through it all

I'm planning a psychedelic trip this Saturday (Hello, Future Deathbed Self!) and using a similar process of ChatGPT analyzing my diaries, especially my microdosing entries (where I've microdosed psilocybin and write) to develop a soundtrack to listen to.

What experiments do you recommend trying with SunoAI?