During a new conversation with Jay Jay French Connection, guitarist Joel Hoekstra discussed Whitesnake’s future and explained if the band is calling it quits for good:

“That’s obviously gonna come from David (Coverdale).The things kind of got I guess, cut short for us on that European run and then the US tour was subsequently canceled and we’ve kind of just been in a holding pattern from there, waiting to see what David’s plans are.

”I will say, whatever his choice is, David’s done all the work and is a legend. Respectfully I’m a very small piece of the puzzle with that.

“So whatever he chooses to do he has my unending gratitude. I’m really grateful. This always comes off like maybe I’m lying in interviews but David has been an A plus for me as far as being a boss and being a friend since I joined the band. We have a really great friendship.

”We get on great, he’s very supportive of his players, he did everything he said he was going to do when I joined the band. We shook hands, he’s taken me around the world, he’s helped me build my name in all these different areas that I wasn’t getting to.”

“So whatever his choice is he’s got my full support.”