I am not a bad singer!

[DrFaroohk]

I'm not awesome, but I can scream pretty well and when my wife and I go to karaoke night I usually rock out a bit. People dig it.

Except people who know me. People who don't know me think I'm good. But people who know me know what I nerd I am. And of course, all rock singers are really thin, attractive, awesomely cool people, and since I am none of those things, I CAN'T be a good singer.

[jackfaire]

Oh your not totally awesome well then of course you suck

You just need to get your friends glasses so they can see how great you are then belt it up high to break their glasses.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

It doesn't matter if you are awesome or if you suck.

What matters is that you have the balls to get up there, rock out, and have a blast and they don't.

So screw what they think.

[McDreidel09]

Karaoke is not about singing well,really.

Next time they say that, tell them that they aren't any better. I have a sneaking suspicion that they can't sing.

[blas87]

I always laugh when people say Rihanna is a "good" singer.....she sings entirely out of her nose. When I had voice lessons when I was younger, I was specifically told to always sing straight from deep down in the belly and to never sing out of your nose, because it sounds really flat.

In all honesty, I believe that there are probably high school kids and average joes who are more talented than famous singers.

[McDreidel09]

Wow. Really Blas? When I was in choir in seventh grade, my teacher told us the complete opposite. However, I still sang the opposite of what he said.

Good thing I switched to study hall instead.

[XCashier]

And of course, all rock singers are really thin,

I can think of a few good singers who aren't really thin: Meat Loaf, Aretha Franklin, John Popper...not to mention several opera singers like the late Luciano Pavoratti.

and since I am none of those things, I CAN'T be a good singer.

Not many popular singers are what can be considered "good". I admit some of the ones I like aren't technically "good" singers (Neil Young, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan for example, aren't technically "good", they're much better musicians and songwriters than singers). If guys with nasal or tremulous voices can sell out concerts, I'm sure you have nothing to worry about.