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Many people sing in the bathroom because it acts as an Echo Chamber , especially with tiles installed. The multiple reflections from walls enriches the sound of one's voice, and "bathroom singers" enjoy themselves. Small dimensions and hard surfaces of a typical bathroom produce various kinds of Standing Wave s, Reverberation and Echo s, giving the voice "fullness and depth". musiciansfriend.com" "Studio Tech Tip - Taming the wild bedroom" This habit was reported (with an attempt of explanations) centuries ago. For example, Ibn Khaldun in Chapter 1 of his '' Muqaddimah '' writes: Ibn Khaldun, ''Muqaddimah'', section "The influence of the air (climate) upon human character" from Ch. 1 : "Likewise, when those who enjoy a hot bath inhale the air of the bath, so that the heat of the air enters their spirits and makes them hot, they are found to experience joy. It often happens that they start singing, as singing has its origin in gladness." The bathroom singer is an ironic reference to mediocre or amateur singers. Some celebrities admitted this habit (e.g., Chico Slimani ), for some others this singing was even a trigger to their career (e.g., Kishore Kumar ). Jon Anderson had tiles installed in the studio, to simulate the echo effect of one's vocals in a bathroom. This effect was not used only by singers. Paul Simon wrote {Link without Title} : "The main thing about playing the guitar, though, was that I was able to sit by myself and play and dream. And I was always happy doing that. I used to go off in the bathroom, because the bathroom had tiles, so it was a slight echo chamber. I'd turn on the faucet so that water would run - I like that sound, it's very soothing to me - and I'd play. In the dark. 'Hello darkness, my old friend / I've come to talk with you again.'" "Weird Al" Yankovic in fact in 1979 recorded his first Single , " My Bologna ", in the bathroom across from the California Polytechnic State University student radio station where he was DJing at the time. IN POPULAR CULTURE
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