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besson3c · Feb 23, 2006, 08:24 PM

I never took singing in school seriously because I had this idea that it was kind of gay to take it seriously. I felt the same way about dancing.

Now, I regret not knowing how to sing very well as a musician. I still don't dance and feel silly trying.

Anybody else like me, or do you have no problems singing?

strictlyplaid · Feb 23, 2006, 08:28 PM

Nah, I don't sing and don't regret it. I do regret not being able to play an instrument, though. I hated piano, but I'd love to play the guitar or violin.

aberdeenwriter · Feb 23, 2006, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

I never took singing in school seriously because I had this idea that it was kind of gay to take it seriously. I felt the same way about dancing.

Now, I regret not knowing how to sing very well as a musician. I still don't dance and feel silly trying.

Anybody else like me, or do you have no problems singing?

That would make me a quadruple horror. I sing, play, dance and talk well enough to keep people laughing at me and not wit' me. I've done two of the four professionally.

Chuckit · Feb 23, 2006, 09:05 PM

I'm not a professional or nothin', but I like singing. I don't feel self-conscious about it unless it's just an awkward setting.

I don't even try dancing, though.

cjrivera · Feb 23, 2006, 09:08 PM

Yes, I sing......

rather poorly, I might add....

Pendergast · Feb 23, 2006, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

I never took singing in school seriously because I had this idea that it was kind of gay to take it seriously. I felt the same way about dancing.

Now, I regret not knowing how to sing very well as a musician. I still don't dance and feel silly trying.

Anybody else like me, or do you have no problems singing?

I sing so well, people run away from me to tell as many as they can.

Kerrigan · Feb 23, 2006, 09:19 PM

I can sing very well in the privacy of my car or shower. I'm particularly fond of singing "Rule Britannia" and "Music is the Victim" (scissor sisters). No pun intended there.

osiris · Feb 23, 2006, 09:22 PM

I think I can sing, but sources tell me otherwise.

Fireball XL5 · Feb 23, 2006, 10:13 PM

I sing in the car. I feel stupid at a stop and notice someone is watching me. But sometimes I notice someone is be-bopping along with the same song I am.

OK, I sing like a sick duck, geeze come on give me a break.

Mr. Blur · Feb 23, 2006, 10:21 PM

Anyone can sing....doing it well is another story though.

I sing so poorly that deaf people cringe just reading my lips.

OldManMac · Feb 23, 2006, 10:21 PM

I sing to the music in the car, and at home, and, sometimes at work, and I've been told I have a good voice.

SirCastor · Feb 23, 2006, 10:33 PM

I love singing, I do it often. I have a few reasons to believe I'm pretty good.

Briareus · Feb 23, 2006, 10:42 PM

I'm around singers quite often (usually opera-types) and don't regret not learning to sing (well, correctly, or whatever, in any style). Absorbing/emulating/incorporating the best qualities of singing is a good thing for instrumentalists to strive for.

BlueSky · Feb 23, 2006, 10:43 PM

I'm a songwriter/guitarist and I used to sing a lot. My voice sounded passable when I recorded with reverb and a double track. I can hold a tune just fine, but otherwise it sounds like crap...just a crappy tone IMO.

But I still love singing. I get together with a friend/guitarist and I like harmonizing and hiding my voice in the mix.

Dale Sorel · Feb 23, 2006, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

I felt the same way about dancing.

That's why you never got any dates

besson3c · Feb 24, 2006, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by Dale Sorel

That's why you never got any dates

Maybe, don't need them now though

aberdeenwriter · Feb 24, 2006, 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Maybe, don't need them now though

I'd say that's a kind of an E-Z, Canadian, friendly, neutral, smackdown.

Doofy · Feb 24, 2006, 05:45 AM

I can "studio sing" - i.e. about 500 takes to get the phrase right. But all in one go with folks listening? No way. Good tone but no tune.

besson3c · Feb 24, 2006, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by aberdeenwriter

I'd say that's a kind of an E-Z, Canadian, friendly, neutral, smackdown.

What? Smackdown? WTF?

wdlove · Feb 24, 2006, 10:06 AM

I can't sing. My voice is just too low/weak.

willed · Feb 24, 2006, 10:33 AM

I'm a professional tenor - if anyone here in the UK needs a tenor for weddings, funerals etc, or needs a professional barbershop group for any event, PM me!
I'm able to mix singing in the Cathedral choir with freelance journalism at the moment. Singing evensong at the end of a stressful day is the perfect way to relax. I feel sorry for anyone who can't sing.