Simon Jones

Excellent way of putting it. I remember having a bit of a panic attack trying to remember the words just before playing a song and I was convinced my mind was going to draw a blank. But as soon as you start playing and just don't over think it, it just comes out.

lmao I believe I could find a fair few people willing to foot punch me in the nuts :-p I sadly can't whistle either!

I use Apogee Mic on my iPhone...mostly because I'm technologically retarded and don't know anything about getting a decent set up on my computer :-p

So one thing that really bugs me about my voice is that I can't do a falsetto. Literally, nothing comes out. I can feel pressure in my throat but no note or sound of any kind comes out. If I continue to really try and force it out my voice ends up breaking and I get a random chest note instead. I find that every now and then I can get some kind of falsetto if I've been singing for hours and my vocal chords and been been warmed up...but if I do then it's incredibly airy, there's a range of about two notes and I really have to force it out. So does anyone have any idea of what I can do to get a falsetto into my repertoire? Do you think it's a health/medical thing or is it just a case of being properly warmed up and relaxed?

An awesome country artist called Slaid Cleaves joked about this, saying there's a big difference between writing your own songs and remembering your own songs. Oh so true.

I prefer finger picking or/and using my thumb to strum...I'm much more comfortable doing that until I'm playing at an open mic and then my fingers turn to jelly.