Chloe Kohanski Quotes

When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.

I don't sing anything that hurts my voice.

I don't really strain my voice.

I think that people who have Vegas throat are people who sing from their throats only.

The vocal cords are a muscle, and like any other muscle in the body, they can be strained. So you have to warm up.

Sometimes a role might be difficult on my throat.

When I got hoarse, the manager would say, 'Drink this. Joplin used to drink this,' and I used to say, 'Joplin? Joplin's dead.

You do have to be a bit careful with your voice. It is an instrument.

I've found that if I limit my talking, just everyday talking, a couple of days before I have to sing, my voice is stronger. That really is about the only precaution that I take: I try to rest it as much as possible and keep the nutritional value of my food up.

Some artists just ruin their voices because they don't know any better.

It's my duty to upkeep and safeguard my voice, my ability to sing.

If you can sing, you never lose your voice. If you don't know how to sing, your voice goes away because you sing from your throat.

I try to frighten my very young colleagues into studying and understanding their voices before they attempt things that are beyond them. It's wise to take gymnastics and swimming to strengthen the body, because people don't realise what an athletic undertaking singing actually is.

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a different way.

When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice.

It happens to the best of them. You lay off singing and your throat gets out of practice. No excuses. I blew it.

Seventy per cent humidity is ideal for vocal cords.

I lost my voice for the first time. I was so bummed out, but it happens to every singer at some point in their career. I don't think most people understand, but I sing every night and sometimes we do five shows in a row, which is really bad for your voice.

You can't treat your voice badly and expect it to stay around.

You can't abuse your voice by yelling and screaming.

There is one thing I should say, and it's important: Young Broadway singers and anybody who is an orator of any kind - lawyers who have to speak in court or pastors or anyone who has a lot of stress on their vocal cords: You should do the maintenance. You should do whatever it takes to feel fresh and good.

Over the years, I was lucky; right from the beginning, I studied with a lady who had a lot of... she was a classical singer, and of course, they're a little bit more into, you know, preserving the voice, making sure your instrument is ready to perform.

The voice muscle doesn't last forever. I have a lot of friends who are classical and opera singers. My friend Beverly Sills stopped singing in her 50s, so I'm careful with mine. But I'll keep going as long as it lets me.

Singing in multiple voices, especially Oscar's, can make my vocal chords tired.