"always wonder what his voice would sound like today if he had never touched a cigarette.
It's a shame because he was blessed with an absolutely amazing voice in his younger days"
Very True!
What we are hearing is a contaminated voice
I was hearing Bad from Live Aid yesterday, and i was impressed on what a powerful and wonderful voice he had back then
Also was listening to the Sometimes Grammy version and although his singing is full of emotion, he's voice is not what it should be, its very nasal, with no harmonics at all
He may be a better singer now, but his voice is not there
Does he have a vocal trainer?
He needs it, and more so, he must listen to him!
Beacuse the first rule is: No smoking