-- Posted by tenchi1084 at 1:33 pm on July 23, 2008 provided for your education, I started smoking a few days  back as a singer to document the marked changes that smoking has on the ability to sing and perform. produts used 8 swisher sweets cigars 2 packs of kool filter kings day 1: 1 cigar. really hard to smoke on day 1.  I found it hard to breathe for a short while, but returned to normal after 20 minutes.  no change in ability to sing after that. day 2: 1 cigar I found it a bit easier to smoke.  not really any different from day 1 day 3: 2 cigars. found it a bit harder to take in the right breath, given it was starting to hurt to even swallow.  so I could not get enough breath, so performance was somewhat lacking from a professional standpoint. day 4: 2 cigars. lot of strange sounds while breathing.  sounds like as if I had an infection in my lungs(mucous buildup). couldn't sing without fluid getting in the way.  bit of blood when a coughed from coughing fit earlier.(maybe I shouldn't have done this study...but I'm going to detoxify myself after this). day 5: 2 cigars same as day 4. day 6: 4 cigarettes. menthols are a bit strange.  felt like my lungs were crystalizing...by this point, hard to keep air moving a bit. day 7: half pack. my goodness, it's near impossible to even play piano and sing.  energy was dropping without tobacco. needless to say, rehearsal sucked. day 8: rest of pack 1. I was too tired to go practice. day 9: 1/4 pack migraine from hell.  just practiced piano. day 10: 1/4 pack hurt to breathe. bit more blood(I'm gonna get an evaluation from my doctor next week) day 11: half pack finally out.  couldn't sing worth crap.   today: withdrawal. ugh...no more cigarettes, but still irritable.  even a pause with music on my cd aggravated me to high hell. coughing like crazy still.  bit of blood here and there. overall: smoke clings to your body.  felt really dirty those 11 days.  also really painful(may be my body's personal reaction). singing and smoking don't go together, as I have proven.  wish I had taped it...coulda made a mean buck or two. -- Posted by Trastie at 1:34 pm on July 23, 2008 -- Posted by greatescape at 1:35 pm on July 23, 2008 You did this to yourself just to see what would happen. Wow. -- Posted by brook at 1:35 pm on July 23, 2008 woah... im never smoking after reading this! -- Posted by ElephantStone at 1:35 pm on July 23, 2008 that is the mosdt incredibly stupid thing Ive ever read on lw, and thats sayin somethin. -- Posted by SheMintsEclectic at 1:35 pm on July 23, 2008 Urm, and your point is? -- Posted by Baron Samedi at 1:35 pm on July 23, 2008 ...Really?  Smoking has a negative impact on one's singing voice?  Really? You've blown my fucking mind with that shocker. Maybe I should do a study on whether or not having no legs can affect your ability to successfully use a pogo stick. -- Posted by k1Lka at 1:37 pm on July 23, 2008 you know youre not supp inhale cigars... -- Posted by note to self at 1:38 pm on July 23, 2008 you are crazy for trying that. I would hate to be unable to sing to the best of my abilities and especially if it was my own fault -- Posted by tenchi1084 at 1:39 pm on July 23, 2008 hey, why hear the story, when you can tell it from a personal standpoint?   I can officially say that I know that people who smoke couldn't make it without a well balanced diet and exercise, which would still have to be extreme. call it stupid, but I don't see anyone else taking the time(and health risk) to prove a point here.  seems to me most just stand on the coat tails of others(just repeating what they hear and try to sound as if they know a thing or two). I'll tell you what, I'm not gonna sit around smug and safe, and then pretend I know what is good because someone told me. I'm gonna test theories and facts. -- Posted by icamewithbrokenteeth at 1:39 pm on July 23, 2008 I smoke and it's  never been like that for me. -- Posted by Bubble girl at 1:40 pm on July 23, 2008 Quote: from Baron Samedi at 1:35 pm on July 23, 2008 ...Really? Smoking has a negative impact on one's singing voice? Really? You've blown my fucking mind with that shocker. Maybe I should do a study on whether or not having no legs can affect your ability to successfully use a pogo stick. lmao -- Posted by Valentina Vanity69 at 1:40 pm on July 23, 2008 Quote: from Baron Samedi at 1:35 pm on July 23, 2008 ...Really? Smoking has a negative impact on one's singing voice? Really? You've blown my fucking mind with that shocker. Maybe I should do a study on whether or not having no legs can affect your ability to successfully use a pogo stick. that was funnyand FYI 100% OF NON-SMOKERS DIE -- Posted by ElephantStone at 1:41 pm on July 23, 2008 Quote: from tenchi1084 at 9:39 pm on July 23, 2008 hey, why hear the story, when you can tell it from a personal standpoint? I can officially say that I know that people who smoke couldn't make it without a well balanced diet and exercise, which would still have to be extreme.   call it stupid, but I don't see anyone else taking the time(and health risk) to prove a point here. seems to me most just stand on the coat tails of others(just repeating what they hear and try to sound as if they know a thing or two). I'll tell you what, I'm not gonna sit around smug and safe, and then pretend I know what is good because someone told me. I'm gonna test theories and facts. I hear that jumping off a cliff is life threatening... -- Posted by tenchi1084 at 5:54 pm on July 23, 2008 Quote: from ElephantStone at 1:41 pm on July 23, 2008 Quote: from tenchi1084 at 9:39 pm on July 23, 2008 hey, why hear the story, when you can tell it from a personal standpoint?      I can officially say that I know that people who smoke couldn't make it without a well balanced diet and exercise, which would still have to be extreme.    call it stupid, but I don't see anyone else taking the time(and health risk) to prove a point here.  seems to me most just stand on the coat tails of others(just repeating what they hear and try to sound as if they know a thing or two).    I'll tell you what, I'm not gonna sit around smug and safe, and then pretend I know what is good because someone told me.    I'm gonna test theories and facts. I hear that jumping off a cliff is life threatening... sure, that's why you jump prepared, with either a parachute, glider, or water below. (9_9) duh!