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\n\t\u201cMany of you have noticed that my voice \u2014 maybe all of you have noticed, it\u2019s pretty noticeable \u2014 that my voice is not what it once was,\u201d she said in the clip. \u201cSo I wanted to share with you that I\u2019ve been diagnosed with two movement disorders. One is called cervical dystonia with torticollis, which basically is in the part of my brain that controls movement \u2026 And in other people with this condition, the brain sends signals to tighten muscles. So because of the cervical dystonia, my head twists to the right and is misaligned. It can cause shaking of the head. It\u2019s impossible for me to hold my head centrally without shaking, things like that. So structurally, obviously, that is problematic for this whole throat area.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tSaliers continued, \u201cBut the other diagnosis, which is harder in fact for me, is an essential tremor. And the essential tremor causes involuntary shakes or movement, and it affects all the parts of my singing apparatus, the larynx, the pharyngeal muscles, my jaw and my diaphragm from which I get all the air for singing. So I\u2019m unable to make the connections muscularly and structurally because of the essential tremor. What else the essential tremor does is give me this \u2014 I am gonna call it horrible, because it\u2019s horrible to me \u2014 vibrato that I never used to have. I am completely physically unable to hold a straight tone the way I used to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWhat you, our community, have come to, I think, appreciate and love about some of our harmonies is the way we can hold long straight tones together. So I want to give you a heads up about that, in full transparency,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\tThe Indigo Girls \u2014 whose Swamp Ophelia <\/em>and Shaming of the Sun<\/em> albums were top 10 hits on the Billboard 200 in the mid-\u201990s, who\u2019ve had five albums reach the top 5 on the Americana\/Folk Albums chart, and who are Grammy winners, having received the best contemporary folk recording award in 1990 for their self-titled Indigo Girls<\/em> set \u2014 are launching a U.S. tour this week. They kick things off in Athens, Ohio, on Friday (April 24). Dates are scheduled through mid-December.<\/p>\n\n\tSaliers detailed her treatment plan, which consists of therapeutic massage, physical therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, and Botox shots in her neck and shoulders \u2014 all of which can mitigate symptoms. She says she\u2019s also working with a vocal coach with expertise in helping singers who are diagnosed with movement disorders.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\u201cUnfortunately there\u2019s no cure for these, so the honest fact is that my voice will not be what it was,\u201d she said of her diagnoses. \u201cThat\u2019s really hard for me. Amy\u2019s been super supportive, and we want you to know that as we get ready for these shows, we are doing everything we can to make the songs sound as good as they can possibly sound or ever sound, which includes all the modern digital tools that front-of-house engineers use to help singers sound better.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tLater in the video, Saliers shared, \u201cI hate that I\u2019m only 62 and it\u2019s happened to me, but we are both aging. People age. We are trying to look at this organically as a process of our own aging.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tSaliers received support from bandmate Ray in the video, as well as many industry peers and fans online.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cYou are the definition of authenticity, courage and grace,\u201d Chely Wright, echoing the sentiment of many, said in a comment.<\/p>\n
\n\tLifelong fan Brandi Carlile \u2014 who covered the Indigo Girls\u2019 \u201cCannonball\u201d on her 2017 Cover Stories<\/em> album \u2014 shared the duo\u2019s video update on her own Instagram account and wrote, \u201cThis is why these two have been my heroes and the only reason I ever picked up a guitar. Being an @indigogirls fan is a life-long privilege. Indigo Girls fans already have an evolved perspective on aging and a deeper understanding of how badass vulnerability really is. This is because of the music they have given us. Wisdom breeds wisdom. To say we have Emily\u2019s back is the understatement of the century. If you love to sing, Emily, sing. We will be there singing with you. We are the luckiest fans in the world \u2013 we know our verses, and we know the words to every song. Let\u2019s sing them back at the Indigo Girls louder than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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