Coverdale inteviewed in Norway
As the Whitesnake’s 2009 tour kicked off in Norway, the local public broadcaster NRK has published an interview they did with David Coverdale:
OSE: On our weekly radio show «Radio Rock», the one song by Deep Purple people want to hear over and over again, is «Soldier Of Fortune».
COVERDALE: Yeah, there’s an interesting story to that song. Ritchie and I really enjoyed the song. But the musicians in Deep Purple were very reluctant. They didn’t buy the song at all. So Ritchie and I made a demo to present the idea. With just the two of us standing there, performing the song, they didn’t get it. So we made a demo, and they went: «Oh, OK. Let’s do it.» But that was something that was very difficult for Ritchie. He said: «That’s the last time we’re ever gonna do anything like that». And I think that was the big seed of him wanting to leave. I love the song, and it’s another one that’s developed a life of its own.
Read the interview at NRK.no.
Thanks to Roy Hilmar Svendsen for the info.
Yeah guys, thats our Ritchie who we know him …
He doesn’t like any bullshit and if it’s even so happend,
then he is the allways known “incalculable mystic man in
black” who gaves his wayward honor his special reputation.
A very short time after that, he kick ass DEEP PURPLE to
make his own Rainbow thing … we know …
I remember his son Jürgen Blackmore tells a story about a
studio session with the MARK II lineup.
Everyone of the Purple-guys wanted to have more output,
because no one of this individual guys can hear enough his
own instrument … !!??
If I had read this, I’m wondering about the success of the
BAND Deep Purple over this many years.
But – I enjoy it all the time – especially RITCHIE and his
own music (incl. today with his excellent guitar work at/with
Blackmore’s Night).
-kraatzy-
May 27th, 2009 at 01:18I personally rate Soldier of Fortune above ie. Mistreated,
just because it’s so goddamn emotional(eerie even),
beautifully composed/played/sunged piece of brilliance.
Yep.
June 1st, 2009 at 20:30hi,
great interview..
I’ve forgotten how to post new posts/topic, but anyways
coverdale was interviewed whilst here in sweden.
it was a 12 min long interview without subtitles.. here’s the url for it:
http://svtplay.se/v/1577581/vasterbottensnytt/se_en_lang_intervju_med_whitesnakes_coverdale?cb,a1366518,1,f,104714/pb,a1366516,1,f,104714/pl,v,,1577575/sb,k104714,3,f,104714
they’ll remove it soon I believe
June 2nd, 2009 at 18:53I adore this song by fav deep purple song i wish Whitesnake would do the whole thing live and not just acapello
June 26th, 2009 at 12:48