I don't care what kind of music you do, it can be opera to rock, but the truth is, you should be able to sing all night, for an entire tour, and still have a healthy voice.This, of course, is if you're SINGING CORRECTLY!
If you're pushing and straining your voice, on and off stage, you're going to have voice problems just like Davey Havok. How awful that he's having to cancel tour dates, and too bad he isn't learning how to sing the right way so that he can keep his voice healthy in any situation.
When you abuse your voice you run the risk of inflammation of the vocal cords; vocal nodules and even rupture or tearing of the cords! Usually, like Mr. Havok, you have to undertake serious VOCAL REST, usually for a month or more, and this means no talking, too. Or the more dangerous route is to undergo surgery to remove the nodules that have formed on your cords. Julie Andrews did this and her voice is permanently damaged.
If you're a singer, do yourself a favor and learn the fundamentals of good singing. An easy way to do this is to invest in Joyful Singing...Seven Principles for Vocal Mastery. Volume One includes two CDs, warm up exercises and the Seven Principles Booklet. Start today to safeguard one of your most important assets - YOUR VOICE!
