Aaaaah, love! One hackneyed, well-worn theme if there ever was one. And Whitesnake, along with its legendary frontman David Coverdale, is probably the one band that has made love its favorite subject. Just take any Whitesnake album and look for yourselves how many songs contain the word “love” in the title (OK, I’ve already done that for you – there’s 24 in all) or simply talk about love. When you think about it, it’s almost caricatural. But when you start listening to these songs, the magic does its work. Just like Lemmy can afford to wear white santiags without being ridiculous (just the opposite, really), David Coverdale can talk excessively about love and still be taken seriously. Truth be told, after listening countless times to Forevermore, Whitesnake’s latest album, something struck me: David Coverdale is probably the man who pronounces the word “love” with the greatest sincerity in the world. Again, just as well as Lemmy grunts the word “rock’n’roll”.

What’s striking when you have a chat with Sir David Coverdale is that the man has love to spare. On the eve of his 60^th birthday, the former Deep Purple singer boasts a fantastic shape and an even better moral. The man exudes such niceness, class and politeness that his mood is almost contagious. With such a spirit, it’s no wonder that, almost forty years after Deep Purple’s Burn album, the singer still manages to make great songs and albums. Forevermore is the perfect proof of that, just as much as its predecessor Good To Be Bad was. The pleasure is still here, palpable and almost communicative. David says it himself: “I’ll be with Whitesnake until my knees stop!” So let’s hope he knows a good orthopedist!

Ladies and gentlemen, you can read David Coverdale’s interview right here…