he was a bit younger when he recorded those albums, compared to his age when he died/the engram was created
a lot of screaming, smoking and drugs will do plenty to change a fella’s voice, especially at the rates johnny was doing all those things
TheGambitch
I have another headcanon: maybe the construct in your head doesnt have the same voice since its broken and the memories are shattered and fake. Maybe the whole construct was only what the real Johnny thought of himself, not the real Johnny at all.
Jurakhan
Autotune
AmbassadorBonoso
To be fair a ton of singers have a way different voice when they speak and when they sing.
huckleberryshow
i’ve been a music producer for the past 15 years and you be surprised how common it is for the talking voice to be totally different than the singing voice. actually no different than a voice actor doing 50+ voices that dont match their natural voice.
AdLocal2784
I just headcanon that Kerry did much more of the singing than Johnny. I’m aware that this infuriates a good chunk of the fanbase, but I’m comfortable with it.
xenne_mk_ii
i too think that johnny on the chip is an idolized version of himself (idolized by himself as well). that’s why he looks like keanu reeves, speaks with a Cool Character™ voice, remembers the past being much more all about him, and sounds nothing like samurai’s records
CrystalSorceress
I simply don’t care.
Florina_Laufeyson
He just has a higher octave when singing. Black Dog actually sounds closer to Keanu tbh.
AlKiMi25
I really wanted keanu to sing
Darth_Karasu
It’s not that uncommon. A lot of singers sound completely different when singing compared to speaking.
ScreamingmadJoe
I mean it’s not uncommon for singers to have totally different voices when they sing. Same goes for a lot of artists that do voice work
I listen to this asmrartist on YouTube for sleep aid and his normal voice and asmr voice sound crazy different it’s honestly a little off putting
crankycool
kerry is the one singing for me
DifferenceFamiliar59
You’d be shocked by how many real life singers have a completely different sound to their voice when they sing.
Inven13
He has a voice implant that only activates when he sings.
ChrisRevocateur
Dude, when I was the vocalist for a band, my vocals were deep growls.
That’s not how I talk. You wouldn’t be able to pick my speaking voice out after hearing me “sing.”
You can do the same thing upwards too.
PseudoMeatPopsicle
What would your headcannon be if Johnny *did* have Refused’s Dennis Lyxzén’s voice, and accompanying Swedish accent?
GrandObfuscator
Didn’t Axl Rose have like 7 falsettos?
Uncle-Cake
Lots of singers have singing voices that are very different from their speaking voices.
Disastrous_Ad626
I had no idea it was the lead singer from Refused.
LeastCheck
Johnny isn’t the singer, Kerry is.
Ninjanarwhal64
Its been a few years since he could do vocal warm ups
GoofProofGrunt
Have you ever heard Ozzy speak compared to his singing voice? They can sound really different
bartag
i though kerry was lead and johnny was backup singer.
ARandomEncouter
Singers do accents when they sing, like voice actors. But johnny also takes a lot of drugs smoke and alcohol so its fair to assume his vocal chords are fucked into oblivion
Trolldier_of_Fortune
“Hey Johnny, who would you want to play you in the Samurai biopic?”
“Keanu Reeves.”
I just assume this conversation took place a long time ago and Johnny’s engram ran with it. V doesn’t notice because they’re too young to work a handset phone, let alone know who Keanu Reeves is. I just assume the real Johnny was more or less the guy from the source material.
That’s my Watson explanation, at least.
Serier_Rialis
Got 3 head canons for ya all
1. Black Dog sounds closest and that feels more speaky so its his singing voice is different.
2. Damage from performing (damaged his vocal cords in at least one gig), smoking, drugs etc
3. Other thought is V hears Johnny as Johnny heard himself in his head when he spoke. You ever hear yourself on tape?
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Johnny isn’t the lead singer, Kerry is.
Vocal Range
he was a bit younger when he recorded those albums, compared to his age when he died/the engram was created
a lot of screaming, smoking and drugs will do plenty to change a fella’s voice, especially at the rates johnny was doing all those things
I have another headcanon: maybe the construct in your head doesnt have the same voice since its broken and the memories are shattered and fake. Maybe the whole construct was only what the real Johnny thought of himself, not the real Johnny at all.
Autotune
To be fair a ton of singers have a way different voice when they speak and when they sing.
i’ve been a music producer for the past 15 years and you be surprised how common it is for the talking voice to be totally different than the singing voice. actually no different than a voice actor doing 50+ voices that dont match their natural voice.
I just headcanon that Kerry did much more of the singing than Johnny. I’m aware that this infuriates a good chunk of the fanbase, but I’m comfortable with it.
i too think that johnny on the chip is an idolized version of himself (idolized by himself as well). that’s why he looks like keanu reeves, speaks with a Cool Character™ voice, remembers the past being much more all about him, and sounds nothing like samurai’s records
I simply don’t care.
He just has a higher octave when singing. Black Dog actually sounds closer to Keanu tbh.
I really wanted keanu to sing
It’s not that uncommon. A lot of singers sound completely different when singing compared to speaking.
I mean it’s not uncommon for singers to have totally different voices when they sing. Same goes for a lot of artists that do voice work
I listen to this asmrartist on YouTube for sleep aid and his normal voice and asmr voice sound crazy different it’s honestly a little off putting
kerry is the one singing for me
You’d be shocked by how many real life singers have a completely different sound to their voice when they sing.
He has a voice implant that only activates when he sings.
Dude, when I was the vocalist for a band, my vocals were deep growls.
That’s not how I talk. You wouldn’t be able to pick my speaking voice out after hearing me “sing.”
You can do the same thing upwards too.
What would your headcannon be if Johnny *did* have Refused’s Dennis Lyxzén’s voice, and accompanying Swedish accent?
Didn’t Axl Rose have like 7 falsettos?
Lots of singers have singing voices that are very different from their speaking voices.
I had no idea it was the lead singer from Refused.
Johnny isn’t the singer, Kerry is.
Its been a few years since he could do vocal warm ups
Have you ever heard Ozzy speak compared to his singing voice? They can sound really different
i though kerry was lead and johnny was backup singer.
Singers do accents when they sing, like voice actors. But johnny also takes a lot of drugs smoke and alcohol so its fair to assume his vocal chords are fucked into oblivion
“Hey Johnny, who would you want to play you in the Samurai biopic?”
“Keanu Reeves.”
I just assume this conversation took place a long time ago and Johnny’s engram ran with it. V doesn’t notice because they’re too young to work a handset phone, let alone know who Keanu Reeves is. I just assume the real Johnny was more or less the guy from the source material.
That’s my Watson explanation, at least.
Got 3 head canons for ya all
1. Black Dog sounds closest and that feels more speaky so its his singing voice is different.
2. Damage from performing (damaged his vocal cords in at least one gig), smoking, drugs etc
3. Other thought is V hears Johnny as Johnny heard himself in his head when he spoke. You ever hear yourself on tape?