I was a beach boy, and I believe I learned my songs from the birds of the Brazilian forest.
To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons.
I know how to treat my voice to make it sound as good as it possibly can - which is still not that good.