John Mayer tone

John Mayer is a big influence for me on the guitar so naturally I would love to sing along while playing. I've heard he's got a breathy tone that may not be the best when singing. Any tips on how to achieve a healthy similar tone? 

P.S. love the lessons provided 😊

Great question, Frankie! And I'm glad you're enjoying the lessons!

While it's true that always singing with a breathy tone is not healthy for your voice, it's okay to add some breathiness as a stylistic effect every now and then. Pop singers often "break the rules" of healthy technique. As long as you know what it healthy (and mostly sing with clean tone), you can choose to occasionally "break the rules" with airiness, vocal fry, grit, etc. I recommend you choose specific spots to let that airiness come through, rather than singing an entire song with breathy tone. 

Wow never saw it like that. I'm going to implement that now.. Thank you so much for the advice Camille! 

My pleasure, Frankie!

Hi Camille my name is Shayne. This may be a weird question but I notice sometimes when I do my vocal warmups or sing phlegm tends to get in the way of my vocal cords and makes my voice slightly crack. It's a bit annoying haha. Any tips on what I can do to prevent that? 

That's quite common, Shayne! Here's a good article with tips: https://blog.judyrodman.com/2013/07/how-to-get-mucous-off-vocal-cords.html