We were gradually playing larger venues and in the early days PA systems were kind of non-existent. So to play loud, we had to use louder equipment. The PA systems back then didn't mic the instruments - only the vocals.
“Horrifying as it was to crack up in the public eye, it made me look at myself and fix it. People were exploitative; that's human nature.”
“I think that the consciousness of passion makes you act very differently.”