Celine Dion describes feeling 'like somebody is strangling' her when singing with Stiff Person Syndrome

In an interview with "The Today Show" host Hoda Kotb, Celine Dion opened up about what it feels like to sing with Stiff Person Syndrome and how her life has changed since her diagnosis.

"It’s like somebody is strangling you. It’s like somebody is pushing your larynx/pharynx this way," the performer told Kotb, while pushing her throat back with her hand to demonstrate. Lori Bashian is an entertainment production assistant for Fox News Digital. 

Dion went on to demonstrate what her voice sounds like when she tries to sing, speaking in a higher-pitched voice. "It was like talking like that, and you cannot go high or lower," she said. "It gets into a spasm."