During a new episode of SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk“, Whitesnake’s David Coverdale talked about the decision to cancel several European shows last summer and asked if Whitesnake will resume the farewell tour by next year.
He said:
“To be able to tell people we’re touring next year, I would love to. I keep getting invitations to Japan, but I really physically have to be well. Emotionally, technically, I can go out and do it. Physically is the question. And to watch people getting sick wasn’t fun. It was tough out there, very tough… Our friend Steve Vai, he jammed with us at Hellfest, and then it just went downhill from there. I was stuck in Milan for 10 days and just not getting any better.
”So we had to cancel Milan, and then we had to cancel Vienna. And it was just costing so much money to be out there, and no recovery in sight. And I literally flew home July the 4th, and it took all that time to actually, and an assortment of the worst antibiotics, I think, I’ve ever had to take, coupled with prednisone, which I don’t recommend to anyone. That’s big-fat-face stuff, steroids. So, yeah, it was very challenging in every way, shape, and form for a long time.”
He went on:
“[…] There were two choices, one, to be able to go out. I went out with people I adore, which included the Whitesnake crew, which were just warriors beyond. Japan I’d love to pay my respects to; the U.S., my adopted home; South America, I would love to do this. As you know, we discussed before, I was hoping to retire at 69, which I felt was the entirely appropriate age for the singer of Whitesnake.
”However, it was not to be. That COVID b*stard thing… I had a blast with the musicians, there’s no question at all. Tanya (O’Callaghan, bass) who was so electrifying as a performer, was just broken-hearted. She felt like she found the perfect boyfriend in her band brothers, and suddenly it was taken away from her. So, yes, I would like to fulfill that, rather than do a video going, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, thank you for 50 years.’
”It doesn’t feel right for essentially a live performer. If you remember, I mostly made records in order to have new songs on stage. That’s always been the M.O. for me, to create new music to take out and perform, as well as the classics. So, yes, I would like to do that. But it’s gonna be dictated by my health because economically it isn’t necessary for me; I’m very fortunate. But I love, love, love what I do. But we do have three to five years’ worth of projects to do, to finish off this ‘legacy’ series, with some new stuff inserted in there.”
Great to be joined by @davidcoverdale @Whitesnake today on #trunknation . If you missed it now on @SIRIUSXM app. @TrunkNationSXM pic.twitter.com/SQWEHqrhFf
— Eddie Trunk (@EddieTrunk) April 24, 2023
