General Music Chat

This might sound mean but you need to learn to sing properly. Get voice lessons and relax when you sing. It should never hurt.

It is similar to a baseball pitcher... if you throw too hard you are going throw your arm out.

If you sing too hard you will throw your voice out.

I might get a rum and coke every fourth gig, and that's usually towards the end of the show (3rd or 4th set). I'm a stone cold sober musician. If I consume a six pack of beer in a YEAR that's a lot for me. I definitely DO NOT EVER PLAY DRUNK OR EVEN A LITTLE TIPSY. Musicians who have to drink in order to "sound good" are most likely alcoholics. People who play in any band I'm in are NOT alcoholics, period. Nothing good has ever come from trying to get a band together with drunks or addicts. Later...

blackberry brandy is the best get a glass and sip bettwen songs no ice just strait.

My two cents:

Find a good voice coach who can give you guidance in "classical" and/or "natural" singing. This will give you the most control over your voice at all times and in all genres, and assuming you've followed the good dietary advice everyone else has given, you shouldn't ever end up hoarse after singing - even if you go all day/night.

Think of babies bawling. They scream and cry until you want to do not so nice things - and they still aren't tired. That's because they haven't taken on adult "responsibilities" and "stress" and their bodies do it all naturally. When you learn to unlearn all the physical responses to the stressors of modern society, your body will do it for you automatically and you'll sound great.

Best of luck!

Very well worded and sound advice if not exactly medically correct. Take it from an old pediatrics nurse. Babies get hoarse from screaming as well.
Yet they recover rapidly.

Milk and silence

thx again for all the sound advice ,but unfortunate 4 me I went to xbones yesterday and he thinks I may have pollyps on my vocal chord they want to put a scope down my throat. hopefully hes wrong.I like your guys diagnosis better

Nodules or pollyps on the cords is very serious, & if I were you I'd take some time off from singing for at least a month, & maybe 2 or even 3. I would NOT let anyone go cutting on me or anything until I've rested well, & seen how my body is recovering on its own.

Oh, & you'll prolly wanna quit yellin' at the kids & the dog, too.

This might sound mean but you need to learn to sing properly. Get voice lessons and relax when you sing. It should never hurt.

It is similar to a baseball pitcher... if you throw too hard you are going throw your arm out.

If you sing too hard you will throw your voice out.

Yep.

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Check out Stolen. Very throaty, but done right so I can do multiple nights.

ghost, that sucks. I also hope your doc is wrong. I'd follow philbymon's advice. Best of luck, man.

Yes, take care of yourself. You only get one.

thx everyone