Frank Kogan

Well, I think there may have been nose and throat problems (I know there were throat problems, the well-documented acid reflux, though I don't know if that can be operated away; a friend of mine's got it, and it seems to have gotten better when she had a nose operation for unrelated reasons) that had something to do with the operation. But I think the parallel is more that she wanted a more normal nose and that she's abandoned the raw splat of her earlier voice for similar reasons. Also, she's probably technically better than before, for what that's worth. Here's Ashlee live from a couple of days ago, if you're interested. "Little Miss Obsessive". I'm listening as I type. Metal guitars! And her voice is raw and she's having trouble holding pitch and it sounds good anyway. (Anyway?) (So, so much for that easy access "technique." And it's really sweet when she rises in pitch.)