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by ladyc1987 on June 17th, 2005

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How much can smoking change your singing voice?

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  • by mister_c on July 18th, 2005

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    Let me say right off that I am a smoker and a musician. I'd like to say that I'm a singer too, but unfortunately I'm not that good! But I can sing reasonably well, and know some of the correct techniques.

    Basically the bottom line is that if you're the singer in a Death Metal band, go right ahead and smoke! It probably won't make much difference. However, if you're serious about singing and learning the correct techniques smoking is not an option.

    The first thing you will notice, if you're a fairly heavy smoker, is the excess flem production. You will feel the need to clear your throat more often, with obvious consequences for your singing ability.

    Secondly, your lung capacity will be reduced and anything you do that disturbs the junk in your lungs will cause you to cough. Sometimes this can include taking a deep breath and singing from the diaphram.

    Thirdly, your voice will have a more "raspy" quality to it. Now in some types of music this is not necessarily a bad thing, but I find that it causes me to "miss" notes occasionaly.

    Of course some days are better than others. Some days I can sing like an angel and some days I can barely rasp out a few notes. This, obviously, is no good if you're serious about being a singer. Your voice is an instrument and, like any instrument, you need to take care of it.

    There is no amount of smoking that will leave you unaffected. Whether you smoke one a day or ten a day it WILL have an effect.

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