“Non, je ne regrette rien”, as Édith Piaf would put it. Now those lyrics apply to David Coverdale, who went back to his distant past to put together The Purple Album, Whitesnake’s latest record, made up of covers from his era in Deep Purple. It is with unmitigated pleasure that we listen to him talk about the surprising genesis of this project, but also about his memories from the years 1973-1976, his relationship with Ritchie Blackmore and the late Jon Lord, everything the experience has brought him, and his genuine, never-ending gratitude. Now, in the 2010s, Coverdale has the same passion for music and the idea of creating it that he had at the time – even if he’s aware that time does fly, and if it’s obvious he’s wondering what the future will be made of. The Purple Album could be his last rock record, he confesses, without too much confidence.
At any rate, it is the first album since the departure of guitarist Doug Aldrich, who rekindled the fire in Whitesnake’s music in the space of two records. Consequently, it’s also the first with his new guitarist, Joel Hoekstra, whose talent as a classical musical never ceases to amaze him. It might also be a good opportunity to start considering a more acoustic and intimist music. But he’ll tell you that himself, too.
With David Coverdale, questions are almost unnecessary; they’re merely prods for him to keep telling his story, with all the detours and deviations that go with it. An interview with him also implies a healthy dose of honesty, elegance (when he talks about other people), and humor (particularly when he goes all Columbo and talks about his wife, who seems to matter an awful lot to him). And this time, the poet trades Häägen-Dazs for little blue birdsto kick off his tale…
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