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Better late than never
Back in 2023 David Coverdale has appeared on the Rock Of Nations podcast, and the resulting conversation was published in two parts. We have reported the first part, but the second one fell through the cracks. Here it is.
Thanks to Ultimate Guitar for the reminder.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Very brave words mostly. No Botox, digital and AI helpers only sparingly (WS’ live guitar sound is all digitally created, the amps are mock-ups), absolutely no backing tapes, all is live and the band just sings so well (when in truth the best backing vocals WS ever had were the ones provided by Marsden & Moody). It’s all a bit much and saying how “extraordinary” everything is all the time, doesn’t really help his case.
David is always going on about how “passionate” he is about nearly everything, but his interviews offer very little behind a thin veneer of affable grandiosity.
Is it really that hard to say: “Do I use Botox and fillers? I’ve lived in or close to California for the last 40 years and work in showbiz. And when we start a long tour I want to look good.” or “Digital sound creation lets you control the sound in a difficult hall much more reliably than turning up a bunch of Marshalls.” or “Do we occasionally use backing tracks live? Show me a band of our status who doesn’t in this day and age. We want all our shows to meet a certain quality standard, people pay good money for them.”
It amazes me how his interviewers, starstruck 🫠, give zero pushback to what he says. These guys make Tucker Carlson seem inquisitive and fact-searching. Critical rock journalism in the tradition of Sounds, Kerrang, NME, Melody Maker, Rolling Stone, Creem or Hit Parader this certainly isn‘t. I really miss that – social media seems to mainly spawn fanzine states of mind.
May 15th, 2025 at 05:03