wtf?!
I've mentioned before that I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to sing if I had nodules...which I think I do, but won't know for sure until August 4th. But tonight, after laying in bed trying to figure out what I do now, I had to come look this stuff up on the internet because I was worrying so much. And I'm glad I looked it up because I had no idea what I was talking about.
yes, nodules come from singing wrong but contrary to what people think, if you have to have surgery (which only happens in extreme cases) only a small percentage of people can't sing again. In fact, I took it one step further and looked up "singing after nodule removal" and it gave me a list of a bunch of singers who had nodules, and most of them had surgery...check it out, you would be surprised....
* Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls said in January 2008 that she will undergo surgery for nodes in March 2008. She has also been forced to cancel a mini-tour because of the surgery.
* Davey Havok, lead singer of AFI, suffered from vocal nodes, which forced AFI to cancel several shows on their Spring '04 tour as well as changed the style of his singing from a raspier style to a more clearer style.
* Roughton Reynolds from Enter Shikari developed nodules and as a result missed several shows on their UK tour.
* Luciano Pavarotti developed vocal fold nodules early in his at-the-time mediocre career, leading him to renounce a life of music. Ironically, the psychological release associated with this decision and soon-after disappearance of the nodules lead to an incredible improvement in his sound quality.
* One famous sufferer was Queen pianist and lead singer Freddie Mercury.
* Natalie Imbruglia developed nodules during the 90's and had them removed a few years later, this noticeably improved the timbre in her voice.
* A young Lucinda Williams developed and had removed nodules.
* Julie Andrews also suffered from vocal cord nodules, and famously lost her singing voice after surgery to remove them.
* Robert Plant, singer of band Led Zeppelin received treatment for nodules in 1973 and possibly 1974. This resulted in a drop in range of voice and a harsh timbre on the 1975 album Physical Graffiti.
* Bonnie Tyler, in 1977, found out that she had nodules that were so severe that she had to have surgery for their removal. After the surgery was performed, she was ordered to not speak for six weeks. One day while healing, she accidentally screamed and her voice took on a raspy quality.
* Whitney Houston developed nodules during her famous Bodyguard tour in 1993-1994. At the time, she was unable to rest her voice to prevent permanent damage. She has been able to continue a successful singing career since then, but her voice has developed a noticeable, darker and hoarser tone than before.
* Sarah Brightman after her Harem world tour in 2004, she had surgery to remove vocal nodules.
* Bette Midler had developed nodules in 2006-2007.
* Justin Timberlake had surgery to remove vocal nodules in 2005.
* Omarion, formerly of boy-band B2K also had surgery to remove nodules in 2005, and as a result, had to cancel a number of live shows in London
* Goo Goo Dolls' lead singer Johnny Rzeznik, Everclear lead singer Art Alexakis, and Tony Rice, bluegrass guitarist and singer, all have suffered from the condition.
* Steve Augeri of the band Journey was forced to leave the band when his nodules got so severe in the 2006 tour, that a replacement was drafted in to continue the tour.
* In October 2006 Jet guitarist and singer Nic Cester was diagnosed with the disease.
* Bert McCracken, vocalist of The Used, developed a nodule in his vocal cord, and underwent surgery during the summer of 2007. The nodule was successfully removed.
* Sonny Moore, vocalist of From First to Last, also had a nodule in his vocal cord. After surgery for its removal, he tore a vocal cord.
* Joss Stone also had nodules and was told by doctors that she had to rest her voice otherwise permanent damage could be caused.
* Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher is rumoured to suffer from nodules, based upon some of his live performances in recent years.
* Angela Gossow, the lead vocalist of Arch Enemy, also suffered from a vocal fold nodule.
* Singer Lisa Origliasso of the Australian duo The Veronicas suffered from nodules in her throat while touring with Ashlee Simpson in June 2006. She had to cancel the rest of her tour gigs, while she went for an operation and recuperated.
* Mariah Carey, credited with a 5-octave vocal range and famed for her extensive use of the whistle register (the highest human vocal register) in a recent magazine interview, divulged she has had vocal nodules since she was a little girl.
* Bill Kaulitz, lead singer of Tokio Hotel, underwent surgery to remove a developed cyst in April 2008. Bill had to remain silent for ten days after his surgery, a feat for the chatty singer. As a result, the band had to cancel numerous shows of their European 1000 Hotels '08 tour.
Granted my throat has hurt for a couple weeks but I'm not hoarse, I've cut out singing as much as possible and I think I caught it early enough that I won't need surgery...but that list dude....Mariah Carey?! Justin Timberlake? Whitney Houston?! ..There's hope for me yet.
Although, if you want to pray for me, I wouldn't fight you on it. :)
yes, nodules come from singing wrong but contrary to what people think, if you have to have surgery (which only happens in extreme cases) only a small percentage of people can't sing again. In fact, I took it one step further and looked up "singing after nodule removal" and it gave me a list of a bunch of singers who had nodules, and most of them had surgery...check it out, you would be surprised....
* Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls said in January 2008 that she will undergo surgery for nodes in March 2008. She has also been forced to cancel a mini-tour because of the surgery.
* Davey Havok, lead singer of AFI, suffered from vocal nodes, which forced AFI to cancel several shows on their Spring '04 tour as well as changed the style of his singing from a raspier style to a more clearer style.
* Roughton Reynolds from Enter Shikari developed nodules and as a result missed several shows on their UK tour.
* Luciano Pavarotti developed vocal fold nodules early in his at-the-time mediocre career, leading him to renounce a life of music. Ironically, the psychological release associated with this decision and soon-after disappearance of the nodules lead to an incredible improvement in his sound quality.
* One famous sufferer was Queen pianist and lead singer Freddie Mercury.
* Natalie Imbruglia developed nodules during the 90's and had them removed a few years later, this noticeably improved the timbre in her voice.
* A young Lucinda Williams developed and had removed nodules.
* Julie Andrews also suffered from vocal cord nodules, and famously lost her singing voice after surgery to remove them.
* Robert Plant, singer of band Led Zeppelin received treatment for nodules in 1973 and possibly 1974. This resulted in a drop in range of voice and a harsh timbre on the 1975 album Physical Graffiti.
* Bonnie Tyler, in 1977, found out that she had nodules that were so severe that she had to have surgery for their removal. After the surgery was performed, she was ordered to not speak for six weeks. One day while healing, she accidentally screamed and her voice took on a raspy quality.
* Whitney Houston developed nodules during her famous Bodyguard tour in 1993-1994. At the time, she was unable to rest her voice to prevent permanent damage. She has been able to continue a successful singing career since then, but her voice has developed a noticeable, darker and hoarser tone than before.
* Sarah Brightman after her Harem world tour in 2004, she had surgery to remove vocal nodules.
* Bette Midler had developed nodules in 2006-2007.
* Justin Timberlake had surgery to remove vocal nodules in 2005.
* Omarion, formerly of boy-band B2K also had surgery to remove nodules in 2005, and as a result, had to cancel a number of live shows in London
* Goo Goo Dolls' lead singer Johnny Rzeznik, Everclear lead singer Art Alexakis, and Tony Rice, bluegrass guitarist and singer, all have suffered from the condition.
* Steve Augeri of the band Journey was forced to leave the band when his nodules got so severe in the 2006 tour, that a replacement was drafted in to continue the tour.
* In October 2006 Jet guitarist and singer Nic Cester was diagnosed with the disease.
* Bert McCracken, vocalist of The Used, developed a nodule in his vocal cord, and underwent surgery during the summer of 2007. The nodule was successfully removed.
* Sonny Moore, vocalist of From First to Last, also had a nodule in his vocal cord. After surgery for its removal, he tore a vocal cord.
* Joss Stone also had nodules and was told by doctors that she had to rest her voice otherwise permanent damage could be caused.
* Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher is rumoured to suffer from nodules, based upon some of his live performances in recent years.
* Angela Gossow, the lead vocalist of Arch Enemy, also suffered from a vocal fold nodule.
* Singer Lisa Origliasso of the Australian duo The Veronicas suffered from nodules in her throat while touring with Ashlee Simpson in June 2006. She had to cancel the rest of her tour gigs, while she went for an operation and recuperated.
* Mariah Carey, credited with a 5-octave vocal range and famed for her extensive use of the whistle register (the highest human vocal register) in a recent magazine interview, divulged she has had vocal nodules since she was a little girl.
* Bill Kaulitz, lead singer of Tokio Hotel, underwent surgery to remove a developed cyst in April 2008. Bill had to remain silent for ten days after his surgery, a feat for the chatty singer. As a result, the band had to cancel numerous shows of their European 1000 Hotels '08 tour.
Granted my throat has hurt for a couple weeks but I'm not hoarse, I've cut out singing as much as possible and I think I caught it early enough that I won't need surgery...but that list dude....Mariah Carey?! Justin Timberlake? Whitney Houston?! ..There's hope for me yet.
Although, if you want to pray for me, I wouldn't fight you on it. :)