Sneezing During a Song

[Gaolee]

There are threads about all kinds of things happening, but I haven't seen one about sneezing during a song. Nothing like one of those head blasting sudden sneezes that just come out of nowhere while you are attempting to wow an audience with your playing. You can't stop playing to wipe your nose until the song is over, either. The best you can do is try to aim it somewhere relatively safe. The only thing worse is a big, sudden sneeze inside a full face motorcycle helmet.

So, there you have it. Volcanic sneezes at really bad times.

 

[Stewie26]

Play open notes with one hand and cover mouth with other. Then wipe wet hand on back of guitar player's shirt.

 

[bassbully]

I'll take a few sneezes over finger cramp anyday.

 

[Yango]

I'll take a few sneezes over finger cramp anyday.

Agreed.

Fart, cough, sneeze... who cares?? The hand cramps that I used to get with my skinny necked Jazz nearly did me in.

 

[mellowinman]

I am a singer. I suffer from allergies, and am prone to sinus infections. So every single show, EVERY SINGLE SHOW, I create an over-the-counter-allergy-med-cocktail that'll burn your liver; dry out your stuff, and make you either sleepy or ornery.

There is zero chance I will ever sneeze during a song.

Die from complications? Very likely.

 

[Gaolee]

... and make you either sleepy or ornery.

...

Let me guess how it works on you...

 

[Gaolee]

Play open notes with one hand and cover mouth with other. Then wipe wet hand on back of guitar player's shirt.

Some of 'em hit too fast for that. So the back of the guitar player gets the blast with no middle hand. Good suggestion.

 

[AltGrendel]

Let me guess how it works on you...

You get three guesses...

First two don't count.

 

[AltGrendel]

P.S. Wrote a song about it, goes like this:

 

[mellowinman]

Let me guess how it works on you...

Seems like you guessed.

 

[Smoove-Groove]

I create an over-the-counter-allergy-med-cocktail that'll burn
your liver; dry out your stuff, and
make you either sleepy or ornery.

Recipe please!

 

[mellowinman]

Recipe please!

It changes from time to time, but involves the generic equivalents of Benadryl, Claritin, Allegra, and of course, some combination requiring good old Pseudophedrine.

 

[themarshall]

+1 uncle inman's allergy relief and meth substitute.

 

[Bob-I]

LOL...even worse, for years I used a headset mic. If you feel a sneeze coming on you better grab the mute button fast or the audience gets blasted.

 

[Elkaykue]

just sneeze on the one and act like you did it intentionally, it'll be both impressive and will help your drummer get back in time.

 

[Carl Hillman]

Fart, cough, sneeze... who cares??

If you're a pop star, you can even use it as an intro to a song.

 

[ArvindJayaram]

How about a song that's starts with a sneeze? Kind of like the cough in "Sweet Leaf".

You can do it every time before you start playing "Blowing in the Wind" too and maybe at fixed intervals too.

 

[SteveHeissner]

I turn around and face my amp for a few seconds if I feel a sneeze coming on. Nobody notices it.

 

[GKon]

I didn't sneeze, but burped during a gig the other day.
I'm the bass player/lead singer. I had a bad cold, my throat was a mess, so I had a bottle of
water with lemon and honey in it that I was drinking out of between songs.

As we started one of our songs, I start singing and, out of nowhere, a lemon juice filled bubble
worked it's way up my throat, I burped mid lyric. The audience didn't hear a burp, but they did
hear a strange pitch shift for a split second as I was singing due to the citrus burning the crap out
of my throat as the bubble burst. HAHAHAHHA. I thought it was hilarious!

 

[Shedua511]

I turn around when it happens and aim at the drummer: normally they don't mind changing the schedule for the monthly shower