JOE LYNN TURNER - "The Voice Is Fragile... You Can Play The Guitar Drunk And Hungover But You Can't Sing Like That"
June 3, 2011, 13 years ago
Examiner.com's Ray Shasho recently spoke with legendary rock vocalist JOE LYNN TURNER (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE). And excerpt from the chat follows:
Q: I think a lot of people don’t realize how hard it is to live your lifestyle. Most only imagine the glamour of it all. I really don’t know how you guys can travel the way you do all over the globe. I’d be exhausted all the time from the jet lag.
A: “I don’t get paid to sing, I get paid to travel. I really do. I do a lot of international travel. 12-13 hour flights, all over Russia, all over Japan, you name it.”
Q: And you’ve got to worry constantly about keeping your voice in shape. Anyone can pick up an instrument and play it but if you get a cold or something you’re basically screwed.
A: “That’s why we’re all Divas. It’s true we’re super Divas. The voice is fragile, you can play the guitar drunk and hungover but you can’t sing like that.”
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