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
The critics love to get out their knives and dine on Coverdale. But the worse the criticism gets, the more successful I become.
I saw what Purple meant to people and I still hear it now when I'm in Europe. I'm always shocked that I'm still asked about Purple because it was such a long time ago.
People think that I don't like women.
If I was a politician right now I would change just about everything.
I take care of my voice; I'm working out the way I would do my body, so that stays in shape.
When I was very, very young, seven years old, I heard there was school where you could go to learn to draw. That was my absolute driven passion, to become an artist or a painter. So the romantic realist in me, I studied to be a graphic design artist and an art teacher.
Someone once asked me, `How does Jimmy Page strike you?' I replied, `With both hands, of course...'
Artistic development is a thing of the past, sadly.
Most of the albums that have taken long have been related to illness and fatigue or producer problems.
When certain bootleg companies started off and they would take maybe ten per cent of whatever they got and help fuel new bands, which I'm cool with, I think that's a good idea. Most of the record companies are not doing that.
My voice is an instrument.
I've never been uncomfortable putting my heart on display, my feelings on display, certainly with an audience.
I would hope it's better, but I'm actually acknowledging now that I want to explore all these levels from a whisper to a scream with this gift I've been given.
With all the highs and lows I've had in my life, I wouldn't change anything. So no, I don't, this is what I'm supposed to be doing.