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The human voice is quite the strong resilient instrument. Even with crack abuse some singers are able to sing their most difficult material live for decades. (Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, etc) . The human voice impresses but also perplexes me. Some singers who abused the booger sugar say they didn't start using it heavily until a certain year, however their upper chest voice was shot prior to the year they indicate as the start of this heavy use. Non existing outside of the studio after 6 years

What do you think is most harmful to the voice....smoking crack or screaming way out of your limited studio enhanced vocal range with mediocre technique?












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I feel like more if anything, smoking cigarettes worsens the voice more than drugs, of course. Aretha's voice was kind of damaged from decades of smoking. She couldn't hit those wonderful high notes like she did when she was younger.
 
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You phrase this question like your an inquisitive mind wanting to accumulate more knowledge but we all know you just want to drag Whitney so save it.
 

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You phrase this question like your an inquisitive mind wanting to accumulate more knowledge but we all know you just want to drag Whitney so save it.

I'm actually genuinely intrigued how Asian tweens including boys can become viral sensations , singing Whitney's simple songs with ease, yet Whitney couldn't replicate the climax of those studio vocals after 6 years.










I find that so fascinating. Did Whitney have a vocal coach?
 

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I feel like more if anything, smoking cigarettes worsens the voice more than drugs, of course. Aretha's voice was kind of damaged from decades of smoking. She couldn't hit those wonderful high notes like she did when she was younger.
I mean yeah cigarettes can cause harm, but you don’t think it also has to do with aging? Every voice gets deeper and deeper with time.
 

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I feel like more if anything, smoking cigarettes worsens the voice more than drugs, of course. Aretha's voice was kind of damaged from decades of smoking. She couldn't hit those wonderful high notes like she did when she was younger.

Do you know if Whitney & Chaka smoked cigarettes? If so, when?
 

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Cigarettes literally flame the voice, male AND female. End of story. Especially if your technique wasn’t to the T.
 
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Cigarettes really did a number on Whitney's voice, not so much hard drugs. I also think she did so much touring for the Bodyguard to where her voice wasn't as dynamic as it had been. I think it was two straight years? She was worked too hard. I'm sure if we were to look closer into vocal technique that probably played a significant factor in her vocal decline too. So you may have a point there OP. Not that she was a bad singer, but singing pop music requires so much larynx usage too.
 

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Cigarettes. Its the cigarettes you binge while using that fµck up your voice. I know from personal experience. As soon as I stopped smoking cigs my voice improved. I still use sometimes (xtc or maybe a line at a party) and my voice is fine the next day as long as I don't smoke. Liqour can cause damage if you sing while drunk because you can stress your vocal chords by pushing them beyond their limits.
 

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Cigarettes. Its the cigarettes you binge while using that fµck up your voice. I know from personal experience. As soon as I stopped smoking cigs my voice improved. I still use sometimes (xtc or maybe a line at a party) and my voice is fine the next day as long as I don't smoke. Liqour can cause damage if you sing while drunk because you can stress your vocal chords by pushing them beyond their limits.


Whitney was smoking cigarettes so severely that while sharing the stage with the legendary Chaka Khan in the 90s all she could do was be her hypeman?



Do you know any details of Whitneys cigarette habit? I had no idea she was a heavy cigarette smoker
 

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Cigarettes really did a number on Whitney's voice, not so much hard drugs. I also think she did so much touring for the Bodyguard to where her voice wasn't as dynamic as it had been. I think it was two straight years? She was worked too hard. I'm sure if we were to look closer into vocal technique that probably played a significant factor in her vocal decline too. So you may have a point there OP. Not that she was a bad singer, but singing pop music requires so much larynx usage too.

Yeah. I know she grew up watching true upper octave belting queens with great technique like Chaka & Aretha , and loves to mimic Stephanie Mills. Maybe she thought cause they made it look so easy that those notes are easy to make. Tons of tension she made to achieve highish notes. It's really a miracle she sounded as good as she did for 6 years

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Whitney was smoking cigarettes so severely that while sharing the stage with the legendary Chaka Khan in the 90s all she could do was be her hypeman?



Do you know any details of Whitneys cigarette habit? I had no idea she was a heavy cigarette smoker

Whitney BINGE smoked. Like 4 packs a night during a bad bender according to Robyn (who idc what anyone says is the most reliable source for Whitney info) and her youngest brother. The cigarettes destroyed her voice. If she would have stopped smoking, even halfway through her drug years her voice would be fine. She already had nodules from her performance schedule.
 

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Super glad that 6 years of smoking cigarettes didn't kill Mariah's voice




















A great strong voice backed by humility & great technique can Carey you decades
 
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Whitney BINGE smoked. Like 4 packs a night during a bad bender according to Robyn (who idc what anyone says is the most reliable source for Whitney info) and her youngest brother. The cigarettes destroyed her voice. If she would have stopped smoking, even halfway through her drug years her voice would be fine. She already had nodules from her performance schedule.

Wow, that's insane. From what i saw of Robin on her promo stop on Wendy Williams she seemed to be lovely. I have to check out her book, thanks for that info
 

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Wow, that's insane. From what i saw of Robin on her promo stop on Wendy Williams she seemed to be lovely. I have to check out her book, thanks for that info
Her book is great. No necessarily "for the dirt" but she delves pretty deep into the start of Whitney's career and breaks it all down. Whitney was an amazing woman.
 

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Super glad that 6 years of smoking cigarettes didn't kill Mariah's voice




















A great strong voice backed by humility & great technique can Carey you decades

Hold up, are you in here trying to throw shade at the GOAT Whitney in the name of that drunken slob white label created version of her Mariah Carey? Id be happy to drag you and your fave if so.
 

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Hold up, are you in here trying to throw shade at the GOAT Whitney in the name of that drunken slob white label created version of her Mariah Carey? Id be happy to drag you and your fave if so.
Don't stoop to that person's level. They're a troll and a broken record who gets off from disrespecting Nippy for no god damned reason.
 

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Don't stoop to that person's level. They're a troll and a broken record who gets off from disrespecting Nippy for no god damned reason.
Up in here talking about 6 years when that 6 years was greater than their faves whole career.
 

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