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The Voice Is Still Gone: 10 More Singers Who Have Lost It Live

Per your comments, we here at Rocks Off realized that a whole lot more singers have lost their voices over the years than just Axl Rose and the five included in last week's look at the subject. It's unfortunate, but it seems that many, many pop and rock singers are struggling along in their middle-to-old age, especially in a live setting.

Rewind:

When the Voice Goes: 5 Rock Singers Who Have Lost It Live

So here's ten more vocalists who just can't do it anymore. We're sure that even ten more won't cover everyone, so be sure to chime in about who else we missed in the comments.

10. Mick Jagger

We're pretty sure that Mick dances better than he sings these days. At least the rest of the Stones still rock hard enough to cover for him.

9. Ozzy Osbourne

More and more, Ozzy's singing voice is turning into his speaking voice and coming out as a mumble of "fuck"s and "go fucking crazy"s.

8. Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen has always been among those artists who are speak-singers. His words matter more than his voice, but over the years, it has gotten seriously, seriously rough.

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Corey Deiterman