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Originally Posted by Nige
I doubt he is any denial about how he sounds privately, but he's not going to on tv or radio and say how shot his voice is - he has albums and tours to sell.
As for the people around him - what benefit would it be for them to even bring it up, unless it's the elephant in the room and hasn't ever been addressed.
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I'm sure it has been addressed. It's no coincidence that David and Phil gradually started singing more and more backup vocals (compared to immediately post-Richie) as Jon voice got progressively worse. It's not like Phil is going to make a decision on his own to sing parts he didn't sing 3 years prior. Not to mention, the addition of Everett.
As for openness, some of those 2016 interviews were a lot more candid about his vocal struggles than I had expected. Jon admitted to not being able to sing anymore as much as he could without directly saying "I suck". That's as good as we're gonna get with him still having tickets to sell.