I never thought this is something I would say, but I can sing and play at the same time now.
I was playing last night and started singing without thinking about it and probably for exactly that reason, it worked.
I think a lot of it was that I was playing a song I can play without any thought whatsoever, Uncle Tupelo's "No Depression" so for once that "what do I sing when I strum what?" that always prevents me from pulling it off wasn't a factor.
From there I moved on to "Dead Flowers." It worked again.
I was afraid to go to sleep last night thinking the magic would wear off.
I picked up a guitar a few minutes ago and I was able to sing Tom Petty's "Walls (Circus)" along with my playing.
I still think it's a magic trick and I don't know how I'm doing it, but I'm doing it and it's quite rewarding, despite hating the sound of my own voice.
"I happen to have perfect situational awareness, Lana. Which cannot be taught, by the way. Like a poet's ... mind for ... to make the perfect words." - Sterling Archer