Carly Simon Conquered Stuttering With Singing.

22-10-2007 20:01

Carly Simon Conquered Stuttering With Singing....

Carly Simon has revealed she grew up a stammering wreck, and she still can't read in public without stuttering.The music icon admits she had a stammering problem that plagued her childhood - and she conquered it by singing.In a new interview with Ladies Home Journal magazine, the You're So Vain singer says, "In retrospect, my stammering was an opportunity...

can't stammer when they sing."There's something about the mind connecting differently to the vocal cords when you apply either rhythm or melody."And, though she had largely conquered her speech impediment, which affects one per cent of Americans, she admits she still can't read aloud.She adds, "I loved to read, but never out loud. I still can't read out loud.