Broadway Singers who Smoke......- Page 4

[Esther2]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 10:10am

Here's the thing, smoking is an addiction, and some people unfortunately have addictive personalities. So if you're in a stressful stiuation, or trying to lose weight, or feel like experimenting, or whatever..you may pick it up..and then not really be able to stop. Even knowing that it's bad for your health. It's a physical addiction hard to shake. I don't think any of the really good singers mentioned earlier would go out of their way to damage their goods or their health for that matter...I guess they're/ we're just human....as fallable as anyone
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[AndiV]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 10:44am

this is facinating. no juddement...but so interesting to hear.

i go through phases of about a month every 3-4 years of wanting to smoke...then after that it makes me sick for a while.

i have a friend who sings and smokes, but talks about how if she has to sing for a show, she'll stop smoking until it's over, because it does affect her voice.

for me, lack of sleep, alcohol (which i do indulge in regardless) and acid reflux problems are what reeks havock on my voice. but i have noticed that when my voice is a little husky, i like the sound better and sometimes it's easier to hit the belty stuff...it just doesn't have the stamina it does when it is healthy.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 10:48am

I don't care how talented they are. Aside from the fact that they're killing themselves, but they're also killing us.

Updated On: 8/3/05 at 10:48 AM

[Esther2]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 10:51am

Ouch...and what are your vices...Or are you just a man in a nuns habit

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 10:52am

Judgemental, much?

Too much caffiene?

Or just plain rude, wannabe?

Updated On: 8/2/05 at 10:52 AM

[AndiV]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 10:54am

seriously Wanna Be? wow.

if that is your opinion and you want to boycott all smokers, that's fine, but don't insinuate that i should do the same.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 10:56am

Not judgmental in the least. Breathing in 2nd hand smoke does just as much damage to one's body as smoking themselves. It KILLS people. Who do smokers think they are? They can just murder innocent people because they need a fix?

[AndiV]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 10:58am

this is an interesting thread...please let's not turn it into a soap box!

[Esther2]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 11:00am

I agree...look we all know it's a bad habit. But are we not gonna support or enjoy singers that we love and admire if they,say, wear a fur coat.

[robbiej]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 11:01am

Ya know...I used to be a smoker. And the best part about it (besides the buzz and the fabulous 1940's vamp factor) was knowing that you might take a couple of looney-tunes down with you!

[WonderBoy]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 11:56am

Am I the only person that finds this thread ridiculous? For those of you that go on and on about how bad smoking is, let me tell you something. There is nothing that is "healthy" anymore. I'll almost guarantee that standing on a street corner in Midtown on a summer day is worse for you than smoking a cigarette. Get off your soap boxes and get over yourselves. Yes, smokers know that it is bad for them. Everyone knows that certain things are bad for them yet they do it anyway. What's the big deal? This thread kinda borders on that stalkerish vibe that occurs here. I'm shocked that no one wonders what brand Idina smokes!

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:03pm

Idina smokes Kool's!!! I followed her to the bodega!!!

(I am SO kidding.)

[robbiej]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:10pm

Oh she SO doesn't smoke Kools!

She's too much of a lady!

I bet she enjoys a nice, slim Capri!

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:14pm

I took this photo from my phone-cam during filming of RENT.

Idina smokes Camels!

[Esther2]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:16pm

So do I..I am truly honored!

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:22pm

I've been a smoker for 20+ years and used to do theatre. The smoking never affected my voice. As someone said earlier on this thread, it really only affects singers with high voices. My voice sounds the same today as it did a decade ago.

(And Parliaments are my brand)

[Esther2]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:25pm

Actually, I have a relatively high voice, and I haven't noticed that much of an effect

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:27pm

LOL the tone of this thread is quickly sounding more and more, "Smoking rules!!!"

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:29pm

But seriously, if Idina Menzel smokes, it's nobody's business but her own. The fact that she smokes doesn't make her a bad person. People always seem to get up on some kind of high horse when it comes to smoking. Get over it!

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:30pm

I totally agree. Get over yourselves.

[robbiej]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:32pm

But don't you UNDERSTAND????

SMOKERS ARE BAD!!!!!! THEY'RE MURDERING EVERYONE!!!

I'm sorry...but the list of bad people should read:

Hitler
Judas Iscariot
Smokers
followed closely by
Duane Reade Workers

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:35pm

LOL! I just saw a Duane Reade worker named Rapunzle (spelled that way).

She wasn't smoking, but she was guilty of acrylic nails!

[cathywellerstein]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:38pm

Haha robbie!
ShbrtAlley44, I saw Leah Hocking smoking as well. My friends and I were disappointed. She said she only did it "sometimes." But ever since then she always cracked on her last note of "Let Youself Go." I hope she stops because it's obviously making a bad effect on her voice.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 8/2/05 at 12:42pm

Actually, the list is more like this:

Hitler
Smokers
Judas
Jonathan from "Blow Out"
Smokers (again)
Rosie O'Donnell

[Glindafan]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 12:30am

This HAS been an interesting topic. It began innocently seems to be ending with some rants by people who just don't understand 'non-judgemental'.

Thanks to those of you who cared to post - your thoughts are appreciated and yes, anyone who smokes or stands in midtown has reasons for taking risks, but understanding is what I'm all about. I've seen firsthand what holier-than-thou verbal meltdowns get you and it's not pretty.