I dread STAR answers!

I get it, they're a good way of getting someone to convey their experiences concisely. Every interviewer is obsessed with them now. Maybe too obsessed? But they're seriously a struggle for me. If you

I get it, they're a good way of getting someone to convey their experiences concisely. Every interviewer is obsessed with them now. Maybe too obsessed? But they're seriously a struggle for me. If you don't know what they're going to ask you ahead of time, you need to prepare 25-30 possible answers in STAR format. That's too much to memorize! Then at the same time, they expect you to not reference notes. And IMO when you memorize these answers, it sounds robotic. Why can't we just speak and answer normally and naturally and then if the interviewer needs clarification on any aspect they can just ask for it?? TLDR: I hate STAR. Anyone else?