About 10 years ago, I took some vocal lessons. I'll bet that helped. I got a tape of exercises that the girl gave me, which I don't do anymore, but they were good. And I don't smoke.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Speech lessons probably did more for my singing voice - they teach you breathing, resonance.
It totally ruins my voice. I quit smoking, drinking, and doing ecstasy.
I have no inhibitions about smoking or drinking, but I think too much of my voice to place it in jeopardy. I have spent many good years in training and cultivating it, and I would be foolish to do anything which might impair or ruin it.
I had a lot of vocal problems when I was younger. I don't know if it's down to leading a healthier lifestyle or what but my range has increased.
I'm not so vocal. I try to get loud, but my voice will just crack or something.
One day I promised God that if he would give me my voice back I would never smoke again. I got three octaves back after quitting.
I stopped smoking. When I stopped smoking, my voice changed... so drastically, I couldn't believe it myself.
And I've had vocal training on and off for years.
I took vocal lessons for the first time and actually learned a lot about using my voice as an instrument as opposed to just doing what I've always done and going by feeling. I'm still doing that, but I've learned a lot of tricks and how to manipulate and play with my voice a little bit.
I took vocal lessons all through my childhood and still do. I was classically trained.