that's what I first thought when I heard Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins initially then
one of my friends at the time forced Melancholy and the infinite sadness on me he said you're
going to borrow this and you're going to listen to it all the way through and if you're still
complaining about Billy Corgan by the end ah you won't be he was right not only is that
album one of my favorite long double albums ever I became more and more enthralled with
Billy corgan's approach you say really what was initially the most irritating thing about
him became one of the most empowering things for me as a vocalist yes especially in light
of my love for other singers at the time like Lane Staley and Chris Cornell it's the nose he
is one of the most chronically and constantly nasal singers out there but if you know what
to listen for it will unlock so many amazing things mixed voice high notes screams it's not
always just in the same place nasal he's got multiple voices within his range of textures
that give major things away hold you up to the Flames he's moving that around holds you up to
the Flames there's also this element of Whisper versus harshness that comes into play [Music]
no no no no no no
disciples I suppose hear the contrast there oh man
here's why this is so powerful especially when
you combine it with your other influences this section of burden in my hand [Music]
that vocal would not be what it is without the nasality without the nose and it's the
same posture in a different voice in a different range as Billy Corgan it's not crack a small and
cut your mouth no that sounds planned it's crack it's quack quack quack quack crackers
that moving in and out of nasality is what gives that line its charm
and it does the same thing in Billy's delivery [Music] airplane
having this consciousness of movement makes it easier for
me to get into my grit because I'm not locking myself into one throat position
and you can hear it in Billy's voice too this nasality is an accessory despite all my rage I
am still just a rat in a cage what will happen if you Embrace this it makes it easier to scream and
abandon into different parts of your voice hey did you hear how desperate and disconnected and
vulnerable that scream was oh but you can't get stuck in it stuck in anything is not good now I'm
again now I'm naked it's the contrast and movement in and out of nasality that makes
it work and that's what I didn't hear when I was sort of passively listening to Billy in
the beginning through just one more show for just one more show what do you got
what do you got lots of things are coming out in my voice kind of by accident just by
embracing what I'm hearing him do that's three very different textures in one line he's doing
it I put in my own voice I do it embrace the nose roll make it a point to move your resonance
and placement in and out of your nose don't be concerned about being nasal be nasal on purpose
and see what kind of flavors come out of your voice if you enjoy my unconventional coaching
approach and you would like to unlock more things with your own voice and discover what
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