Is there anything that i can do?

Question

my dream is to be in a famous rock band when i grow up and i want to play guitar and be the lead singer. but, my parents say my singing basically sucks and i should just do guitar and quit on singing. i'm not going to listen to them, this is my dream we're talking about here. anyway, is there anything i can do to train my voice to sound really good, good enough to make it big someday when i graduate? can i do this, or are you basically stuck with the same singing voice forever? i really hope that this can be fixed...

Answer 1

Go with your heart man, I hate to say this because I love my parents but they were not supportive in my interests in life ( or my siblings).

Check this out. They bought me my first drum set back in 1969, a set of slingerlands (I was 10 years old). Mom did not like strangers (band members) coming into the house. At that time I was about 14 and the drums could not leave the house to practice at another members. And when I started playing at Bars by the age of 16 she could not believe it.

I did get a call one night to fill in for a drummer who got sick or did not show up, I was 15 and the drums came with me. After the show the band members (whom I never met before) stayed at someones place and my drums came in for the night. They are not staying in some guys Van that I did not know. If they were to get ripped off I had on idea on how to explain that to my parents. That was a great time in my life..a real natural high, a teen playing in a bar with adults...Cool.

My Mom & Dad took me to see Buddy Rich in 1972 and liked the idea of me playing the drums, but it just seened like I was to stay a slolist my hole life.

Answer 2

Okay, here's a few suggestions:

1. If you're still in school, join the choir. The choir teacher is usually a decent vocal coach. He or she will probably take you through some vocal exercises that make you wonder "what the hell does this have to do with rock music?" but believe me, it will expand your range and help you actually sing on pitch.

2. Practice singing a lot. Get a cheap tape recorder and record yourself singing, then play it back. Find the spots where you messed up ... if you're a decent guitarist, you know when a note is bad.

3. Keep in mind that not everyone is blessed with a clear, loud, resonant voice. Just get to where you can sing on key. Especially if you write your own music, it's more important to have a voice with personality and character. A lot of rockers have voices that take a little getting used to (Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Kurt Cobain, Billie Joe Armstrong) but they do sing in tune most of the time.

Answer 3

just believe in yourself