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Originally Posted by Lady_Eowyn
On the other hand, sometime ago you mentioned she might got her voice deeper because of smoking, and back then i didn't make sense to me, but since i sing opera now and recently got an otitis when i went to Chicago, i'm afraid to say you're probably right. I had the typical symptoms of a cold and i realized i was totally unable to sing. I couldn't catch my breath for a long time and force my throat to sing is painful yet. I've heard her in studio versions and her lung capacity is very short, especially for a singer. I REALLY HOPE she's not smoking anymore, for her career's sake.
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Yeah, I believe it is possibly due to a combination of smoking/drinking; alcohol can ruin your voice too if not careful. But every person is different. I'm always amazed at Hyde who is a heavy drinker and smoker yet he has managed to have great vocals for decades now. I would say that is very much the exception though and not the rule. As to how much she actually drinks or smokes now, who knows. Maybe she quit, maybe she still does it.
Honestly by now though, I'm kind of used to this singing voice. That's why I don't ever really say that her vocals are great/excellent etc., because there are certainly artists that have better live vocals. So now I'll just say if they were good or bad
for her. These vocals were about her average I would say. The only performance that I really wanted better vocals on was Rainbow - it's like she lost that soft part of her voice.
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Originally Posted by Coelacanth
I've yet to see any concrete evidence that Ayu ever smoked. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that most of the damage to her voice was done by using improper vocal technique throughout most of her career and also singing under conditions where her throat was already under enormous stress. I know she had bronchitis or something during CDL 02-03 - which I'm sure permanently messed up her voice. But even before that when she was promoting Voyage, her throat sounded like it was in poor shape, probably from general overwork/straining.
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Her best vocal years were from late 02 to early 06, so if anything, that bronchitis had a good effect.
She was photographed with a cigarette in her hand, so I'm fairly certain she smoked at some point. Plus, A LOT of Japanese smoke, not just heavy smokers, but a huge amount of casual smokers. So, it really wouldn't surprise me if she is/was a smoker.
Oh and one more good thing I thought about the show: her boobage looked good; not saggy, haha.