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Originally Posted by BJFan99
What I've also been wondering is how Jon still sounded "like himself" and could mostly sing in tune - apart from some of the really high notes - until like late 2014/early 2015, but between mid-15 and early '16 his tone just went totally upside down... first got super thin and then started progressing into this current hoarse huffing and puffing 
https://youtu.be/1i3sjxW4IwU (Destination Anywhere from San Diego, October 2014 - sounds "normal" and not like he's struggling too much)
https://youtu.be/1WI0bDki3IQ (same song from Nashville, March 2016 - sounds much thinner, most of the choruses are flat/off key, and even his lower register on the verses is starting to sound damaged)
https://youtu.be/81mTooIi7bM (Joey from the fan club weekend at Bahamas, May 2015 - sounds already a bit thinner than the Destination performance from the previous October, but still "healthy" and in tune)
https://youtu.be/p544IEHv3X0 (same song from the Runaway to Paradise cruise at Bahamas, April 2019 - WTF is all I can say... between 2015-16 and 2019 he seemed to age 20 years at least - visually and vocally -, in addition to the 10-15 years he already aged between 2013 and 2014; even his physical mannerisms started looking awkward) |
That's crazy to watch.
It happened quick but not over night. Contrary to my own theory above Jon sounded better towards the end of the WAN tour, after Richie left. I remember thinking he had sometime to prove. 29 songs sets, playing Always most nights. Destination Anywhere, Oct 2014, nearly a year later, he still sounded great.
I'm changing my theory. Watching these videos... the answer has been in front of us the whole time. He gets is super human vocal ability from the amount of dye he puts in his hair.