not had time to read all this thread yet..

i believe anyone can be trained to perform a song
to some degree of tuneful competancy
if the individual is confident enough
and puts in the work required to learn..

my problem which prevents me having the confidence
to move more centre stage
is i just cant remember lyrics..
not sure how much this is due to
under-developed personal skills and techniques of recall..

or plain and simple aging brain cell deterioration..

my mrs however has an uncanny photographic memory for songs
but no sense of rythm or melody whatsoever..

[she really loves kareoke, i'm not so enthusiastic..!!??]

i really envy mates who can work as vocal duos with their wives/girlfriends..