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I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better.

When I sing, I close my eyes. If I see a feather, everything is fine. Without this image in my mind, the sound is not 'truthful' enough, and I must begin again. I have to.

I keep my eyes closed a lot when I'm singing because sometimes it's distracting to see people.

I live out in the country in Scotland and know that if I close my eyes, I can recognise every sound.

Not only was it nearly impossible to hear because of these huge rubber ears we had to wear, but we also had these huge furry hands which were absolutely useless, especially if you had to scratch yourself.

By the visual pattern, but mostly I'm guided entirely by my ear, what I hear.

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

Hear the birds? Sometimes I like to pretend that I'm deaf and I try to imagine what it's like not to be able to hear them. It's not that bad.

I can't be quiet, as that's when I notice the ringing in my ears.

When somewhat at a distance, I cannot hear the high tones of instruments, voices. In speaking, it is not surprising that there are people who have never noticed it, for as a rule I am absent-minded, and they account for it in that way.