David Coverdale
David Coverdale
David Coverdaleis an English rock singer most famous for his work with Whitesnake, the commercially successful hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from late 1973 to 15 March 1976, when he resigned from the band and established his solo career. A collaboration with Jimmy Page resulted in a 1993 album that was a commercial and critical success. On 8 April 2016, Coverdale was inducted into the Rock and Roll...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth22 September 1951
I remember when I was a teenager, the epitome of success for us was Top of the Pops in those days, because we really had no idea.
Most live albums aren't live, parts of them are, but I've always felt it was because bands hadn't attended to writing songs enough.
It doesn't mean there aren't other contributing factors, the investigation is not finished yet. There may be other elements.
Amateurs in professional situations make me very impatient.
Whitesnake more than most rock bands would get a very significant percentage of women in the audience and those were the ones I'd hear the voices because from where I am on stage is a pretty good spot.
The audience will make you feel like a demigod. But when you leave the stage, get back to being human.
With Whitesnake it would have been inappropriate for me to have played Deep Purple songs, although I did at the beginning because I didn't have enough Whitesnake songs.
I stand by every decision I've made throughout my career and my life, good or bad, up or down.
I take care of my voice; I'm working out the way I would do my body, so that stays in shape.
I'm the last person to ask 'what do you remember' from a particular time period... I like to learn from the past... not 'live' in it.
If I was a politician right now I would change just about everything.
People think that I don't like women.
Most of the albums that have taken long have been related to illness and fatigue or producer problems.
Artistic development is a thing of the past, sadly.