

Because it kills the resonance and shrinks the sound.
How does she know that that is people’s objective? Like, if your band is trying to have a Pearl Jam sound, it makes sense to sing like Vedder.
Like, you can say X, Y, and Z about what “good” singing sounds like, and yet Bob Dylan is one of the most iconic singers since the invention of recorded music.


Seriously. I wouldn’t be surprised if rock stars in the 80s bragged about how many teen girls they fucked on tv. And then everyone watching would nod along and think “yes, of course. That is what rock stars do.”