Does anyone hate hearing themselves sing?

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:01am

I have this audio recording of me singing "The Proposal" from TITANIC and, and for some reason I hate hearing myself. I was also sick the day we recorded the song, so my vibrato is kind of wacko and I go "Ugh. Why did I do that? Why do I sound like that?" Everyone else who has heard the cd said it sounds awesome. But, I don't see it. Does anyone else have this problem?

Updated On: 8/7/04 at 11:01 AM

[WiCkEd4LyFfE]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:03am

I don't think so, but on my video camera my voice is so annoying that i sound like Cheno!

[zoran912]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:03am

OH MY GOODNESS!!!

I totally sympathize with you on this one. I've seen recordings of my performances. I think I look like sh*t, but everyone else thinks I'm amazing. I don't get it. I wish that I sounded the way I do in my head. That would make everything so much easier.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:19am

Well, I am glad I am not alone here

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:21am

I can't sing. So, I hate hearing myself sing.

[saddle shoe side kick]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:23am

I think I'll be more comfortable with it in the future but right now I hate it. I just started singing lessons and I feel my voice is, well, bad. I have a long way to go before I can really sing and I think when I finally get there I'll be ok. I could be wrong though. My music instructor hates taping herself and listening to it, and she has such a beautiful voice. -Penny

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:29am

i am VERY critical of myself when I sing.

[saddle shoe side kick]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:32am

Exactly. Me too.

Do you guys think Broadway actors/actresses listen to themselves on the cast recordings? Do you think they don't like listening to themselves? They're only human just like the rest of us but some could be more comfortable with it. Some people I know love to hear themselves. -Penny

Updated On: 8/7/04 at 11:32 AM

[zoran912]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:34am

People tell me I'm amazing. I tell them that they are kidding themselves.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:36am

I know. People say "That was really good. You were the best out of the group." And I say, "God, I sucked. I wish I had so-and-so's voice. They sound so much better than me." And then the other people get mad at me for saying that.

[zoran912]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:46am

It's so wierd when people get on this board and steal posts out of my head. Theatre. What can you do?

[Corine2]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:50am

No. I CAN SING. I have a great voice but i can't dance for my life!
But my voice is great.

[zoran912]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:54am

I love dancing. It's fun. I suck at it, but it is still fun.

[Corine2]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 12:02pm

I sing like a pro, but i dance like a klutz.

[zoran912]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 12:03pm

I am better with hip-hop than ballet. I'm not skinny enough for ballet, although I have perfect feet.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 12:13pm

I don't doubt that Broadway actors listen to themselves on cast recording. They probably don't listen to themselves as often as we might on a cast recording, but once in awhile, why not? I read somewhere that Sutton Foster said she listened to the whole cast recording of Thoroughly Modern Millie only once. That was a long time ago, so maybe she listened to it again since then.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 12:16pm

When I try to sing, my dog attacks my legs in order to get me to stop. Honestly.

[LadyGuenevere]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 12:22pm

Not only do I hate hearing myself sing- but everyone else too!

I can dance and act the heck out of a role, but don't make me sing. Please don't make me sing. I love to, but it isn't something nice to hear.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 12:25pm

poor matt!

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 12:43pm

Yeah, sometimes I'll sing and, in my head, I'll think, "hey that sounded pretty good." But then I record myself and listen to it and I want to die. I can't really sing in front of people, either.

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 12:55pm

Not only do I hate to hear myself sing, but I hate having to watch taped performances of the shows I'm in--even when they are straight plays!

Its torturous to watch myself...

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 1:01pm

I hate watching myself when my piano recitals are taped.

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 1:02pm

I am by no means a trained singer, so I only sing when nobody can hear me (in my car, for example). I enjoy singing, I just suck at it. My mom thinks I'm good, but what else is she going to say? She's my mom!

[LadyGuenevere]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 1:27pm

My mother is my toughest critic, and she's said "You're bad" or "You need a LOT of practice," but that criticism works for me.

I actually cried when she said that I sang "okay" in a voice recital because that is a compliment to me from her.

But everyone does agree that I can act very well. Some people ask why I don't audition for musicals, and I'm like "You don't want to know...seriously."

[shlamdiddly]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 1:35pm

I hate hearing my voice on recordings. My theater teacher two years ago taped us while we were rehearsing our monologues. I hated having to listen to myself.