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
Hard rock may have faded from the media for a time, but I've always been able to make a living, if not in America, then in the rest of the world.
All my vocals were recorded at home, which was great for me. You can actually have a studio in a computer program called ProTools. I did half the record with ProTools.
I think we have two very important missions in life. One is to find out who we really are and the other one is to taste as much of life and experience as much of life as we can.
In the last couple of years I've been facing down a lot of the demons of the past and trying to find out, who I am, It's something I think I'll be doing for the rest of my life.
I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that.
What anybody else thinks about you is really of no consequence. It's what you think of yourself.
You know, all my songs are relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins.
The other thing that was very noticeable on that tour, not so much in the video, was the new young element that were coming to our shows... I started to see some very young people in the audience... maybe 14, 15, 16 years old.
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.
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.
Also I haven't really heard that much criticism about my voice. Sitting here at the end of 30 years, I must be doing something right.
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.
I'm embracing new technology to record my songs, and it's a wonderful way to interact with people who love Whitesnake and help spread the gospel of the 'Snake, and I'm having fun doing it.
I'm back on a mission. It's an appropriate time to re-introduce good, uplifting, positive rock 'n' roll.