Do any of you have tough times "Letting go" to sing the BIG NOTES? It's a wild trick your brain plays on you that when you feel some high note coming, you tense up and push harder when that's the opposite of what you should do.

Example - we do "Livin On A Prayer." I don't care what anyone says, that last modulated chorus is a MOFO to sing - especially when you have to do the "Whoo Hooo's" and sing Jon's lines. If you ever watched them, they did all sorts of stuff to make it so he wouldn't have to sing those parts. There's a live clip on You Tube of the 88 awards show where he just mouths the words. I don't blame him - why sound like trash in front of 70k people.

Anyhow - when that part is coming, I always get nervous to let go and lighten up - but it always works. Do you guys/girls have any issues like that?

I've had those problems where your mind tells you can't do it sometimes.

But while singing and practicing in my band. I put that out of my mind and just sing. As soon as I think too much then I have problems.

As for "living on a prayer." Yeah those parts you speak of are kind of difficult.

I've tried to sing that very part you are talking about...I find it easier to sing "Whoa oh" rather than the "Livin on a prayer" part. That line is right around my break and I can't put the necessary grit that he puts on the word "livin" in particular.

It's about support and never reaching for the notes. If you reach, you lost the war. The woahs are easier because they are basically just vowels, whereas the main chours line involves consonants.

JJV

Here is the youtube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE11Zrrp24I