@ST 068 Agreed. I just thought Mercury never sang "live" like he sang on the studio albums. Whereas Covernote did. Also I felt that Queen's albums were a bit weak. My two fave queen albums are the Greatest Hits. But Queen and Whitesnake were both excellent bands. And would both get in my Top 5 faves.
@@wanderer1955 It's so subjective, so it comes down more to favourites really. His voice hasn't been truly great for quite some years, and live it's quite embarrassing at times. Such a shame as he had such a lovely tone. He damaged it by pushing it too hard above his natural baritone range. Purple originally wanted Paul Rodgers but he had just got Bad Company going. Paul's voice hasn't changed much at all in over 50 years, still the best rock singer, in my opinion obviously.
I used to live near him in the Lake Tahoe area. I ran into him once. Very laid back and charming man. Incredibly talented as well. His work with Jimmy Page in the early 90's was fantastic!
Ppl can say what they want about DC. I think the guy is such an intelligent, articulate, charming man. I love his music and, having seen him live on more than one occasion, i have to say that he is the consummate professional, who always surrounds himself with top-drawer muso's. As a blokey, hetro guy, i have to say that i have always found his spoken voice to be incredibly becoming. Like molasses, stirred with honey and sugar. Loved the guy since his 'Purple days. Keep rockin', Dave... \m/
What an absolutely down to earth person. I've always loved David's music. It's great to see his very human side. Kind of person you'd enjoy hanging out with at a game or event.
"I got tired of creating songs that I cared about and giving them to record companies that didn't care about them." That, my friends, is the music business in a nutshell.
But '1987' the hair metal album that finally put him in the major leauge was unashamedly commercial and produced, (Love it) He had been banging away for years with the old format, then the new MTV big hair /spandex/huge videos thing was, I suggest, directed by the record company. Two big hits: 'crying in the rain' and 'here i go' were both songs from previous albums.
Love this guy....not just the fact the he's hot. He's well spoken, down to earth and in touch with who he is and what he wants. Always the gentleman!!!!
I was born in the same Maternity hospital as David in Saltburn. It's a great place and he has never forgot his roots. David is definitely one of the greats of Rock and a fabulous singer. He won those ladies over with ease.
@@DokktorDeth All that regional cobblers annoys me , as if what area we came out of our mother's birth canal gives us certain attributes. Good & bad everywhere.
As a big MKIII fan I'm glad for DC's success. I only wish Mr. Hughes would have had the same level of exposure. What a talent he is and he deserved it.
He could charm the habit off of a nun. Whitesnake has been one of my favorite bands ever since I heard, "Slow and Easy". Bought their back catalog and it was fantastic. They still know how to burn up the stage and give the crowd their money's worth.
couldn't believe it when I switched the telly on and saw DC on loose women - so funny. Only caught the last 2 minutes at the time so thanks for posting :)
I think the word " nice" suits him very well. People often misuse that word but it is a very good word, he seems very nice and down to earth really. Very few people manage this long without huge scandals nowdays and he has probably had something, but i havent really seen much of that actually .
So handsome and funny ! Love Whitesnake. A big fan of them. David, Adrian, Rudy, Tommy, then they had some changes with guitarists throughout the years with Vivian and Steve and Reb Beach. I know there were more but can't remember all. But those were the the ones that I've seen live.
Having listen to him talk and sing for over 30 year's and watching him with Tawny, He truly loved her. The breakup hurt him and His Pride. There are always 3 sides to every breakup. His, Hers and The truth. What happened in their Divorce was between them. When he learned of her death from a Media Post, He was obviously saddened. I believe there was hurt between them over their divorce as well as a love that is forever. Pride is a bitter pill to swallow and they,both, had several to leave them with a bad after taste. Real Love never goes away. He was deeply saddened by her death and will miss her. RIP Tawny.
Class act DC 'coming to the boil' class that. I don't think I have and will ever see/hear a legend like DC and his back catalogue with Purple and Whitesnake being mentioned with Pork Pie tasting Ha Ha!
"somebody I end up don't liking and giving them a house." -- I think Tawny earned that house, based upon the value she brought to the videos, which definitely boosted the success of Whitesnake in album and tour sales.
I’ve heard him say in interviews that she brought a lot of attention to his work. Besides we don’t know what happened between them you could see they were very much in love in those videos, but maybe she betrayed him, broke his heart in order for him to refer to her as the video vamp.
Well, Coverdale wasn't at all very popular with his former Whitesnake bandmates. They claim he had a habit of periodically firing the entire band, no reason given or even given, and and even worse having the management do that firing when he wasn't around.
That’s crap. And Sykes was fired because he wanted to throw Coverdale out of his own band and bring in another singer while he was getting vocal surgery. Do some research.
Viv Campbell was fired over a money dispute, John Sykes was a huge driving force behind '1987', maybe deserves more recognition. D.C. sees the band as his baby and the money share is (reportedly) totally unequal...but this is how the business works. Local amatuer bands can be egotists too, I'd much rather be fired by Dave than some local primadonna !
Born under good sign. David's first gig with Deep Purple was at the California Jam in the 70's in front of over 100,000 people. Big respect for David, I have always enjoyed his music. He never changed his blues roots. Just ramped up the intensity, and loves women like I do.
He’s a jerk, Tawny didn’t really want to do the music videos and be on TV because she was a film actress. She also didn’t get paid to them and only agreed to because she was his girl friend and wanted to help him. She was asked by lots of other bands and turned them all down. Coverdale was totally penniless then and owed $3M to the record label.
He’s sounds really bitter, he’s just mad that Tawny moved on. He stalled the divorce twice for a toaster and deck chairs. He only married the third wife a year after she got pregnant and had their son.
Of course he's British. All the great hard rock singers are British. Ian Gillian, Ronnie James Dio, Glenn Hughes, Coverdale, and of course, Robert Plant. There's good ones from here I guess, but the great ones came from England in the 70s
ronnieguitar99 hello,Ronnie James Dio is an american from New York.he was singer in he British bands 'RAINBOW' and 'BLACK SABBATH',but he was born in America.
I never knew that. I guess I just assumed he was British because he was in bands with Blackmore and Iommi and he's got that singing style like Gillian and Coverdale. He looks British.
There was Peter Noone doing "Henry the 8th". Other than that, ever since the Beatles came over all Brits sound American because they basically got their music from black American blues and R&B artists.
Cal Jam wasn't David's 1st gig with Purple. He'd already done around 35 gigs with them across Europe & USA Gillan left in June 1973 Auditions for replacement followed Burn LP recorded November 1973 David's 1st gig with them was December 9th in Copenhagen, Denmark Burn LP released February 1974 Tour of USA started March 1974 Cal Jam in April Another interesting bit of trivia is that the band David fronted called "The Government" supported Purple at a gig in November 1969 at Bradford University
That’s obnoxious to call Tawny a video vamp when she was a legit actress who was in the movie Bachelor Party with Tom Hanks before she even met him. She continued to work and join him on tours when they were together for over 4 years. Even after the divorce, she was in the TV show Hercules, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, and America’s Funniest People. Tawny always said he was the best rock singer despite the breakup.
Tawny Kitaen R.I.P . Their is a whole lot more too that relationship and break up then meets the eye. Tawny was originally dating Robbin Crosby R.I.P Guitarist for Ratt. She also had a tempestuous affair with OJ Simpson while dating Crosby. When she was with David Coverdale she tried to make business decisions and creative control over the music. She was insanely jealous of other band members girlfriends and wifes and basically was a busy body poking her nose into things that were none of her business. And David has a legitimate reason for harboring some resentment towards her and the eventual divorce . referring to her as The Video Vamp is mild compared to what he could have called her.
@@mrsmokeydog7830 David Coverdale has burnt a lot of bridges, so I don’t agree with your comment. Why even bring up Robin Crosby or OJ which were her past relationships?! If he didn’t want her involved in band business, he could have clearly told her, she toured with him for 18 months before they got engaged. So, the main reason is that he resents her for having to give her the LA house as part of the divorce settlement. Tawny was still friends with Rudy Szarzo and Marty Callner unlike Coverdale, they don’t even like him very much.
Someone needs to say this: this man has one of the greatest voices of any genre. He totally rocks!
Someone needs to say this: this man HAD one of the greatest voices... That 2019 "Graspop" performance... YIKES !!! :/:/:/
@@stardemonspacecat He's had the best voice in Rock since 1974.
@ST 068 Singing "live" I never rated Freddy Mercury at all. Not at all.
@ST 068 Agreed. I just thought Mercury never sang "live" like he sang on the studio albums. Whereas Covernote did. Also I felt that Queen's albums were a bit weak. My two fave queen albums are the Greatest Hits. But Queen and Whitesnake were both excellent bands. And would both get in my Top 5 faves.
@@wanderer1955 It's so subjective, so it comes down more to favourites really. His voice hasn't been truly great for quite some years, and live it's quite embarrassing at times. Such a shame as he had such a lovely tone. He damaged it by pushing it too hard above his natural baritone range. Purple originally wanted Paul Rodgers but he had just got Bad Company going. Paul's voice hasn't changed much at all in over 50 years, still the best rock singer, in my opinion obviously.
One of the greatest voices in rock and one of the best frontmen of all time.
HOW NICE IS THIS MAN...MET HIM IN 1980,, REAL GENTLEMAN
One of the most lovable, and sincere guys you could hope to ever meet..god bless David Coverdale
I used to live near him in the Lake Tahoe area. I ran into him once. Very laid back and charming man. Incredibly talented as well. His work with Jimmy Page in the early 90's was fantastic!
Holy shit, in few minutes,the ground was damp enough for David to plant his seed. All the woman at the table were ready to sit on David's pole.
Ppl can say what they want about DC. I think the guy is such an intelligent, articulate, charming man. I love his music and, having seen him live on more than one occasion, i have to say that he is the consummate professional, who always surrounds himself with top-drawer muso's. As a blokey, hetro guy, i have to say that i have always found his spoken voice to be incredibly becoming. Like molasses, stirred with honey and sugar. Loved the guy since his 'Purple days. Keep rockin', Dave... \m/
I love the music. David would be a great talk show host. His voice is superb for both speaking and singing.
He has better hair than all the ladies 😂
Lol
What an absolutely down to earth person. I've always loved David's music. It's great to see his very human side. Kind of person you'd enjoy hanging out with at a game or event.
He's so talented and handsome
So funny. He's got every single one of these broads eating out of his hand inside of two minutes. Pure charisma.
What a charmer..made me laugh so much more than a lot of the so called comedians of today..just a natural
Its the accent... and air of sophistication ROFL
Incredible vocals come from this man's mouth. Such a talent
Not anymore lol he did have a great rock voice though,
His 'incredible vocal' are long gone I'm afraid. He was awesome in his heyday, though.
A class act and a genuine Rock God
Coverdale - a diamond in the rough. Literally, in this case.
"I got tired of creating songs that I cared about and giving them to record companies that didn't care about them."
That, my friends, is the music business in a nutshell.
But '1987' the hair metal album that finally put him in the major leauge was unashamedly commercial and produced, (Love it) He had been banging away for years with the old format, then the new MTV big hair /spandex/huge videos thing was, I suggest, directed by the record company. Two big hits: 'crying in the rain' and 'here i go' were both songs from previous albums.
@@brendanoneil3489 Songs that guitarist *John Sykes* crafted.
Then got kicked out of Whitesnake by Coverdale.
@@dududu51892big hits 'crafted' not writtenb by JS,
@@brendanoneil3489 Pretty sure John's name is on Still of the Night and Is This Love which were way bigger hits than CITR.
Love this guy....not just the fact the he's hot. He's well spoken, down to earth and in touch with who he is and what he wants. Always the gentleman!!!!
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I love David Coverdale!!🥰😽
Such a bright articulate guy and very down to earth! Rock on David!
Absolutely fantastic DC could charm the knickers off a nun!!!!
I was born in the same Maternity hospital as David in Saltburn. It's a great place and he has never forgot his roots. David is definitely one of the greats of Rock and a fabulous singer. He won those ladies over with ease.
So what happened to his Yorkshire accent?
@@avalondreaming1433 It's still there if you listen out for it. I can spot it a mile off.
@@avalondreaming1433 Exactly. He painstakingly reinvented his way of speaking into some kind of British dandy which gets kind of old fast.
Saw Whitesnake at the Texxas Jam in 1987 and the are still one of the best live performances i've ever seen
Such a cool 😎 funny personality. I love this guy, awesome singer too!
He is, very well spoken
"I thought you were going to eat me alive", David says. I think he's right.
Gagging for it
This was cool! David is very charming and wity as always. The ladies were fine as well.
Roger Moore in a wig.
The man's a legend....
Pure charisma..
Australia ❤️
One of the best rock singers ever.... hands down.... & when I die I want to come back as Coverdale.... LMAO.... Mr. Cool with the women....
Good interview. Say what you want about the guy, he's interesting and easy to listen to
The guy has an ego but he's the master of the casual put down. A really good interviewee.
You HAVE to have an ego to be a musician. Par for the course. Otherwise, go sell shoes.
He sold clothes before Deep Purple....🤓🤣
Love him so so much!!
20 years. It’s 2020. David’s burning up the music industry.
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These gals were sopped up like a biscuit.
Wet as a otters pocket.
SALTBURN BY THE SEA...My birth town and it's a lovely place. Love Whitesnake and David Coverdale.
He definitely knows how to charm the women. almost like a rocker Roger Moore.
roger moore was a bit camp
Yeah. True that.
He's a Yorkshireman, what do you expect?
@@jasperedwards3341 No!
@@DokktorDeth All that regional cobblers annoys me , as if what area we came out of our mother's birth canal gives us certain attributes. Good & bad everywhere.
David's a class act.
What a vocalist.
i always come back to this interview
David is just a masterpiece for our world and for rock-music.
I love David 💘
Absolute legend 🤘🏻
Superb vocalist and saw him when he was with Deep Purple, many years ago!
Great talent!!!
As a big MKIII fan I'm glad for DC's success. I only wish Mr. Hughes would have had the same level of exposure. What a talent he is and he deserved it.
+Steve Steele I agree but, it was GH's own fault. He got too into drugs.
@@lucifer73 yes and no , His wife during thoses years was the daughter of a Mob guy of L.A ..
So for stopping i don't think that was evident .
He could charm the habit off of a nun. Whitesnake has been one of my favorite bands ever since I heard, "Slow and Easy". Bought their back catalog and it was fantastic. They still know how to burn up the stage and give the crowd their money's worth.
couldn't believe it when I switched the telly on and saw DC on loose women - so funny. Only caught the last 2 minutes at the time so thanks for posting :)
I think the word " nice" suits him very well. People often misuse that word but it is a very good word, he seems very nice and down to earth really. Very few people manage this long without huge scandals nowdays and he has probably had something, but i havent really seen much of that actually .
Coverdale is the f*cking MAN.
So handsome and funny ! Love Whitesnake. A big fan of them. David, Adrian, Rudy, Tommy, then they had some changes with guitarists throughout the years with Vivian and Steve and Reb Beach. I know there were more but can't remember all. But those were the the ones that I've seen live.
coverdale is a gift to any inerviewer..never boring..
Met David and his bride. Beautiful people with an abundance of class. I sold them a home in Reno.
I thought they were living in Incline Village. My bad.
@@rokyericksonroks The Coverdale's are selling their home in Incline.
I didn’t even know he was local until I watched an old episode of auf wiedersehen, pet yesterday 👍😎
Those 4 are drooling over him, so funny.
Attilla The Brit lol
Not a dry gusset in the room
Still rocking at midnight and beyond👍😎🍻
Having listen to him talk and sing for over 30 year's and watching him with Tawny, He truly loved her. The breakup hurt him and His Pride. There are always 3 sides to every breakup. His, Hers and The truth. What happened in their Divorce was between them. When he learned of her death from a Media Post, He was obviously saddened. I believe there was hurt between them over their divorce as well as a love that is forever. Pride is a bitter pill to swallow and they,both, had several to leave them with a bad after taste. Real Love never goes away. He was deeply saddened by her death and will miss her. RIP Tawny.
There wasn't a dry gusset in the room
Not a dry panty in the house.
David is a living, breathing glob of ky jelly.
Hilarious!!
The girls had to wring their knickers out in the sink.
He is quite charming. Loved his style.
Class act DC 'coming to the boil' class that. I don't think I have and will ever see/hear a legend like DC and his back catalogue with Purple and Whitesnake being mentioned with Pork Pie tasting Ha Ha!
He still looks really good back then. He should’ve given the cosmetic procedures a hard pass.
Absolutely agree. He is still handsome but would have been better looking had he left the surgery alone.
As a guy, I couldn't agree more. No idea why dudes do this.
"somebody I end up don't liking and giving them a house." -- I think Tawny earned that house, based upon the value she brought to the videos, which definitely boosted the success of Whitesnake in album and tour sales.
Yeah exactly and she did them for free at that time because he was broke and she was dating him.
He sold a million of the music videos trilogy set that starred Tawny.
I knew Tawny in her younger days and later when she was married to Coverdale, she was an honest, sweet soul as well as beautiful....
@@leahcapece2952 I’m glad they got divorced, he’s not at all a nice guy.
I’ve heard him say in interviews that she brought a lot of attention to his work. Besides we don’t know what happened between them you could see they were very much in love in those videos, but maybe she betrayed him, broke his heart in order for him to refer to her as the video vamp.
That fella is amazing!
Congrats,sir...what a dammed humble you're..👍
Great singer and a great man.
4 women and David Coverdale. I think i know where that went after the show... xD
Yeah, he told them they weren't worthy.
Well, Coverdale wasn't at all very popular with his former Whitesnake bandmates. They claim he had a habit of periodically firing the entire band, no reason given or even given, and and even worse having the management do that firing when he wasn't around.
That’s crap. And Sykes was fired because he wanted to throw Coverdale out of his own band and bring in another singer while he was getting vocal surgery. Do some research.
@@thefonzkiss sorry Fonz but you're wrong...
Viv Campbell was fired over a money dispute, John Sykes was a huge driving force behind '1987', maybe deserves more recognition. D.C. sees the band as his baby and the money share is (reportedly) totally unequal...but this is how the business works. Local amatuer bands can be egotists too, I'd much rather be fired by Dave than some local primadonna !
😂 Tawny knew!
He is just gorgeous ❤❤❤
He was MY MAN in the 80's!👄 In The Still of The Night! Sexiest man EVER! STILL IS!
@ Stephenie Hamilton , U would kick your man out the bed for him 🤭
@@lindawinchcole9144 Yes!!! Mines 67! I love an older man! I just turned 54 ;)
He looks weird now, round face like his present wife. No more cheekbones.
David is gentlemen, great singer. I love Whitesnake!
Born under good sign. David's first gig with Deep Purple was at the California Jam in the 70's in front of over 100,000 people. Big respect for David, I have always enjoyed his music. He never changed his blues roots. Just ramped up the intensity, and loves women like I do.
It was in Danemark in late 1973 .
David Coverdale and around him - four screamming and meaowing women ====> pure classic;):)!!!
I Love It! 😃👍
Absolute class act
Fucking total professional LEGEND!
Yup. Saw Wiitesnake in 78 in Liverpool. Most were cynical before the gig, they blew the house down!
He’s just too cool
Beautiful👍Him drink « The Menth « oh, I see the wonderful, Mr. DOUG, love him💕
Unca David....The God of Hair!
Simply Brilliant!
"i met her when i was divorcing the video vamp from whitesnake"...lol harsh!
Is that what he said you sure he didnt say video Tramp? 😆😆
@@saint013 she dated famous men doesn’t make her a tramp. Double standards.
He’s a jerk, Tawny didn’t really want to do the music videos and be on TV because she was a film actress. She also didn’t get paid to them and only agreed to because she was his girl friend and wanted to help him. She was asked by lots of other bands and turned them all down. Coverdale was totally penniless then and owed $3M to the record label.
He’s sounds really bitter, he’s just mad that Tawny moved on. He stalled the divorce twice for a toaster and deck chairs. He only married the third wife a year after she got pregnant and had their son.
Carol is dripping, it's funny
i went to the 08 tour real good
LOL!!! Coverdale is always cool! \m/
Coverdale's been around a long time still say he was one of the best front men in rock along with Paul Rodgers Rod Stewart etc....
Just like a white snake album - this interview needs to be listened to more than once - lol what a charmer.
Damn I'm surprised he made it out alive, poor old Davie:P
A great great singer and a very smart man😂❤
David's timing was great here.
Amusing interview. Good muso and seems like a good bloke to boot.
Boss singer. Fantastic pipes and looks to be a very nice intelligent man.
His pipe is magnificent I’ve heard from a mate who took a piss next to him in knutsford services
what a class act how DC handled that !
great Guy
I didn't even know he was British. Got one of those really cool sultry British accents.
Of course he's British. All the great hard rock singers are British. Ian Gillian, Ronnie James Dio, Glenn Hughes, Coverdale, and of course, Robert Plant. There's good ones from here I guess, but the great ones came from England in the 70s
ronnieguitar99 hello,Ronnie James Dio is an american from New York.he was singer in he British bands 'RAINBOW' and 'BLACK SABBATH',but he was born in America.
I never knew that. I guess I just assumed he was British because he was in bands with Blackmore and Iommi and he's got that singing style like Gillian and Coverdale. He looks British.
It's really hard to know someone is british when they sound EXACTLY like an American when they sing. Why no accent when singing?
There was Peter Noone doing "Henry the 8th". Other than that, ever since the Beatles came over all Brits sound American because they basically got their music from black American blues and R&B artists.
I think he's ready to rock
Carol is my favrett on loss woman
His best vocal work was with Deep Purple... His best video work was with Tawny...
Coverdale sings the phrase, “…shoot my shot.” Way before any of these kids today that say that phrase lol. True OG😎😂
Cal Jam wasn't David's 1st gig with Purple. He'd already done around 35 gigs with them across Europe & USA
Gillan left in June 1973
Auditions for replacement followed
Burn LP recorded November 1973
David's 1st gig with them was December 9th in Copenhagen, Denmark
Burn LP released February 1974
Tour of USA started March 1974
Cal Jam in April
Another interesting bit of trivia is that the band David fronted called "The Government" supported Purple at a gig in November 1969 at Bradford University
He did sing Lead Vocal on the Purples "Burn"....so Legacy Sealed!!.......
Tea man 🤘🏻🕶🤘🏻🎸 proper Brit rocker 🎸🎹🎤🎼
That brunette definitely wants him. Yeah...They all do! The life of a rocker...David's the real deal.
That’s obnoxious to call Tawny a video vamp when she was a legit actress who was in the movie Bachelor Party with Tom Hanks before she even met him. She continued to work and join him on tours when they were together for over 4 years. Even after the divorce, she was in the TV show Hercules, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, and America’s Funniest People. Tawny always said he was the best rock singer despite the breakup.
Tawny Kitaen R.I.P . Their is a whole lot more too that relationship and break up then meets the eye. Tawny was originally dating Robbin Crosby R.I.P Guitarist for Ratt. She also had a tempestuous affair with OJ Simpson while dating Crosby. When she was with David Coverdale she tried to make business decisions and creative control over the music. She was insanely jealous of other band members girlfriends and wifes and basically was a busy body poking her nose into things that were none of her business. And David has a legitimate reason for harboring some resentment towards her and the eventual divorce . referring to her as The Video Vamp is mild compared to what he could have called her.
@@mrsmokeydog7830 David Coverdale has burnt a lot of bridges, so I don’t agree with your comment. Why even bring up Robin Crosby or OJ which were her past relationships?! If he didn’t want her involved in band business, he could have clearly told her, she toured with him for 18 months before they got engaged. So, the main reason is that he resents her for having to give her the LA house as part of the divorce settlement. Tawny was still friends with Rudy Szarzo and Marty Callner unlike Coverdale, they don’t even like him very much.
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Nonsense
No, what's obnoxious is your idol worship of that video vamp.
@@sunnydaze429 well, it’s my opinion, I’m entitled to it.
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