WOW, more great replies. I think Diana hit it closer than anyone though Mick has some great advice. Actually all of you made a great contribution to this thread but for brevity's sake, I won't list all your names. You know who you are... [Linked Image]

It's kind of a two-headed monster actually. Diana is right. I don't feel like I'm having fun when I sing. Instead, I am constantly monitoring what I'm doing rather than living in the moment and allowing myself to express the emotions. I am trying so hard not to make mistakes that I lose the ability to just turn it loose. Hmmm, can anybody say, practice your ass off, then practice some more? Maybe then, I can get rid of that demon.

I'm also not a person who easily expresses emotion to people I don't know very well. This fact alone is probably my biggest problem but the two issues together are probably more responsible for making me sound more like a "technician" than a singer.

I'm going to try to take all this great advice and see if I can work it out. Mick might be right in that I need to seek out a good voice teacher or therapist.

I'll keep working on it but I've been this way a long time. I've just gotta get out there and do it.

Thanks all,

Van

[This message has been edited by Buzz Grudge (edited 03-09-2004).]

Van Borden
a.k.a. Buzz Grudge