Your assertion is that EVERY singer goes through this. Okay... when has it ever happened to James Hetfield? Metallica's tours go on a little longer and without the month-long sabbaticals and people who've heard them on the last night of a tour report that James sounds every bit as good as the first night of the tour. Quite frankly, the only other shining examples of voice problems I've heard have been Axl Rose (to this day he can't get through more than a couple songs before the voice starts to go on him) and Anthony Kiedis. Of course the Chili Peppers are so horrible live I suppose no one really notices if Anthony's voice gives out. All these guys (Stapp, Rose, Kiedis) have one thing in common: They don't take the appropriate steps to keep their voices healthy. They probably don't warm up at all (and a sound check doesn't count) and they put their voices through torture 100-200 nights a year. I'm not bashing anyone. I'm not criticizing anyone. I'm simply making an observation based on the facts. If Scott Stapp doesn't start taking better care of his voice he won't have one 10 years from now. Did I say 10? Make it FIVE.