Mr. Norway
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Hello, I was just browsing through The Moder Vocalist Forum, just for fun, and there was a thread with the 100 Most technical rock vocalists. MJ was stupedly enough number 95(!!!) and Prince wasn´t on the list at all and Adam Lambert was numer two (2). Anyways, this thread is not about that.
In that thread there was one poster who said that MJ and Freddie Mercury both had vocal nodules(??). I must admit that I have never heard about vocal nodules before but since they claimed MJ had it I had to check it up, and this is what Wikipedia says:
"A vocal cord nodule is a mass of tissue that grows on the vocal folds (vocal cords). Typically this mass will appear on the junction of the anterior and middle two-thirds of the vocal fold, where contact is most forceful.
A vocal cord nodule reduces or obstructs the ability of the vocal folds to create the rapid changes in air pressure which generate human speech. Symptoms include hoarseness of speech, painful speech production, frequent vocal breaks and reduced vocal range. Vocal fold nodules develop mostly in females in adults, and both genders in children.[1]
The nodules appear as symmetrical swellings on both sides of the vocal cords. The cause of these formations are usually strenuous or abusive voice practices such as yelling and coughing. Persons who are often susceptible are those who use their voice constantly in a loud environment. Examples include teachers, cheerleaders, politicians, actors, preachers, singers, and military drill instructors."
The poster wrote this:
"What is interesting about this is that Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson both had nodules. Yet they are supposedly technically skilled?"
- I must admit that I have never read anywhere that MJ had this nodule thing and can´t remember reading that Seth Riggs has mentioned it either. So has anybody elese heard about this?? Ad if he did have it the wikipedia article says that he would have reduced vocal range. I thought MJ had an AMAZING vocal range?? Any singers or vocal experts out there who can fill me in????
In that thread there was one poster who said that MJ and Freddie Mercury both had vocal nodules(??). I must admit that I have never heard about vocal nodules before but since they claimed MJ had it I had to check it up, and this is what Wikipedia says:
"A vocal cord nodule is a mass of tissue that grows on the vocal folds (vocal cords). Typically this mass will appear on the junction of the anterior and middle two-thirds of the vocal fold, where contact is most forceful.
A vocal cord nodule reduces or obstructs the ability of the vocal folds to create the rapid changes in air pressure which generate human speech. Symptoms include hoarseness of speech, painful speech production, frequent vocal breaks and reduced vocal range. Vocal fold nodules develop mostly in females in adults, and both genders in children.[1]
The nodules appear as symmetrical swellings on both sides of the vocal cords. The cause of these formations are usually strenuous or abusive voice practices such as yelling and coughing. Persons who are often susceptible are those who use their voice constantly in a loud environment. Examples include teachers, cheerleaders, politicians, actors, preachers, singers, and military drill instructors."
The poster wrote this:
"What is interesting about this is that Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson both had nodules. Yet they are supposedly technically skilled?"
- I must admit that I have never read anywhere that MJ had this nodule thing and can´t remember reading that Seth Riggs has mentioned it either. So has anybody elese heard about this?? Ad if he did have it the wikipedia article says that he would have reduced vocal range. I thought MJ had an AMAZING vocal range?? Any singers or vocal experts out there who can fill me in????
