Run For Cover
As lead singer with Whitesnake and formerly Deep Purple, David Coverdale has sung on some of rock’s best-loved tracks and worked with a plethora of legendary musicians...
Roisin Dwyer, 19 May 2011
As we sit down to quiz Yorkshire-lad-come-good David Coverdale news has just broken that Whitesnake’s 11th studio album Forevermore (universally lauded as a return to form) has outstripped Britney Spears on Amazon pre-sales.
“Isn’t that the funniest thing?,” he exclaims in his plummy Brit tones. “I’m not sure whether it will sustain, but it’s a laugh if nothing else. As I have told people who ask me, there’s hope for civilisation yet! Regardless, we’re really happy with the album and the response we’re getting is overwhelmingly positive.”
During the course of his career, David performed beside some of the world’s most revered guitarists. But the boy from Cork was the one that got away.
“Did you know one of my top three choices of replacements for Ritchie Blackmore was Rory Gallagher?’ he asks. “The list was Jeff Beck, Rory and then Tommy Bolin. Pretty wild.
“The last time I saw him was when I was working with Roger Glover. I lived in Munich and he came over to do an album with Roger. He was very steeped in Catholicism. I loved him, I loved his work.”
Coverdale had followed Rory’s career since its early stages and as a young fan had the honour of opening for Taste.
“It was a show in Peterlee in the north of England and it was a miserable winter,” he recalls. “Their truck had broken down so they got the train from London to Darlington and walked in the rain. All carrying their instruments!”
“Can you imagine as a singer doing that appalling journey? I remember he was sitting there before the show drinking rum and coke for his throat with a scarf wrapped around him. Then they proceeded to play the most blistering set!”
David also opened for Irish act Skid Row in those early years and was mightily impressed by the young Gary Moore.
“Gary Moore was only a kid, 16 or so, but he was still a master,” says David. “Their practice amps were louder than my local band’s performance amps so you couldn’t fucking hear anything when they were jamming backstage!
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