Cannabis Smoking and the Singing Voice
Cannabis Smoking and the Singing Voice
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Stand-by Joined: 10/27/05
#1re: Cannabis Smoking and the Singing Voice
Posted: 8/18/06 at 2:26amI figure any kind of smoke isn't good for your voice. I used to smoke and drink and when i stopped I felt a difference in my voice. Might have all been in my head, but it has improved.
#2re: Cannabis Smoking and the Singing Voice
Posted: 8/18/06 at 12:25pm
it's better than cigarette smoking. I know people who have done it for years with no vocal problems at all.
remember- it's not what you do. it's what you DON'T do.
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#3re: Cannabis Smoking and the Singing Voice
Posted: 8/18/06 at 1:59pm
BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD.
Cigarette smoking is harmful enough, but pot will KILL your voice. I personally cannot sing properly for like, two days after smoking pot, and the long-term effects are also pretty bad. I was doing a production of "The Full Monty" and the guy who was playing Jerry barely got through the role (even after his songs were lowered a full step) because he was smoking so much pot.
#4re: Cannabis Smoking and the Singing Voice
Posted: 8/18/06 at 4:52pm
I know people who lose their voice entirely once they smoke one joint, and others who have smoked for years and not been affected at all.
That said, I don't feel like risking it.
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With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
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#5re: Cannabis Smoking and the Singing Voice
Posted: 8/23/06 at 5:53pm
You really can't kill your voice from a few hits. I mean, smoking daily will damage your lungs which damages the way you breath which of course is going to change your voice.
Straight actors have to think about that too - not just singers.
However, that being said, some people never see a difference and have beautiful voices their entire life.
Just don't be stupid - don't smoke if you notice a change in your voice. If you've never tried it, don't make your first time the day of a performance.
#6re: Cannabis Smoking and the Singing Voice
Posted: 8/23/06 at 6:50pm
how about no one, at all, singer or not, chooses to smokes anything at all....
thats always a thought.
"Love all; Trust a few; Do wrong to none." --William Shakespeare
#7re: Cannabis Smoking and the Singing Voice
Posted: 8/23/06 at 6:58pm
If you truly love singing, it should give you a better natural high than any cannabis product ever could!
Except maybe some AK47. Ahem.
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