Chito Miranda Admitted that He Quit Smoking Because of Family, Music

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Parokya ni Edgar lead vocalist Chito Miranda, posted on social media on Sunday, April 15. Sharing his stories about being a chainsmoker in the past.  On the latest Facebook post, the “Parokya ni Edgar” vocalist revealed that he used to indulge in this deadly habit when he was younger. Thankfully, he was able to successfully quit smoking when he encountered a turning point in his life.

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There are many reasons why people find it difficult to quit. It can be peer pressure, comfort, withdrawal, and even addiction. For Chito, it was his voice that hindered him from quitting. The “Parokya ni Edgar” vocalist claimed that his voice quality changed drastically after he started smoking.

Nag-yoyosi pala ako dati hahaha!

I started smoking nung Grade 6 ako. Subok subok lang para cool kunyari. Tapos medyo dumalas nung 2nd year highschool dahil kay Buwi hehe! Magtatago kami sa gilid ng chapel sa tabi ng bahay nila tapos magyoyosi lang kami dun habang nagkukwentuhan. Pagpatong ng 3rd year highschool, nagsimula na akong bumili ng sarili kong pack at mag-yosi araw araw. Dun na nagtuluy-tuloy. That was 1992.


Sobrang sarap mag-yosi habang umiinom, after kumain, sa backstage habang naghihintay sumampa, habang nagsusulat ng kanta, habang nagrerecording, etc.

Chito shared that whenever they were about to record a song, Chito relieved his nerves by smoking a stick before they start. To calm down and have a perfect condition to sing songs. 

Sa katunayan (at alam ng mga kabanda ko 'to, pati ng mga sound engineers namin), na di ko kayang kumanta ng maayos ng hindi naka-yosi. Ang normal process namin during recording was, kakanta muna ako paulit-ulit para aralin yung kanta at yung delivery ng vocals, and once alam ko na kung paano ko gusto kantahin yung song, mag-yoyosi ako sandali, tapos pagbalik ko sa vocal booth, sakto na yung timpla at quality ng boses ko.

Wala akong paki sa health ko at ok lang sa akin na mamatay ng maaga. Rakenrol eh.

However, things changed when he established his family when Chito's wife Neri Naig conceived on their first baby boy Miggy. He knows that he should be responsible for his family and to his health. the 42-year-old soon-to-be-dad made a life-changing decision to stop his habit.

Pero 4 years ago, I decided to cut down because I realized na kahit enjoy ako mag-yosi, mas enjoy ako tumugtog, kaya na-isip ko na mas alagaan ang sarili ko, and more importantly, my throat. Puff puff nalang ng konti bago kumanta sa gig or sa recording, para lang lumatag ng maayos ang boses ko, pero pag walang gig, no yosi whatsoever.

But a year after that, I found a bigger purpose...a more important reason to be healthy. Mas importante pa sa pagbabanda at sa timbre ng boses ko.

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It was not an easy road for Chito to really stop smoking, especially your body will suffer from withdrawal symptoms. Yet for Chito Miranda, nothing is impossible when you put your heart and mind into it. In the end, he left some advice to people who are also struggling to quit:

Medyo nahirapan ako kumanta nung simula, pero pinanindigan ko at sinanay ko yung sarili ko na kumanta nang hindi naka-yosi. Eventually, nasanay din ako, at ayun...pangit pa rin boses ko. Wala naman yatang nakapansin hahaha!


You simply need to be stronger than your cravings, and remind yourself why nag-quit ka in the first place.

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