He sang so loud, we were using these U87 microphones — which I have to say is one of my least favorite microphones in the world because it’s very neutral and has no personality, but his voice had so much personality that no other mic seemed to work well,— and he actually fried a whole bunch of capsules. x
“When Chris sings high, he tends to sing harder and louder than just about anything on this earth,” producer Michael Beinhorn told Billboard in 1994. “He literally blew through a bunch of condenser mikes. I’ve never seen anyone do that.” x