#468:David Coverdale/Whitesnake

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🗓️ 31 March 2019

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Today on Let There Be Talk a Rock N Roll Hall of Famer Mr David Coverdale stops by to discuss the brand new Whitesnake record Flesh & Blood and the 35th anniversary release of Slide It In.

In 1973 David auditioned for Deep Purple as a complete unknown and got the gig and it's been hit after hit ever since.

From Deep Purple to Whitesnake to Jimmy Page.

This man has wrote an army of FM Hit songs and it was an honor to talk to him today.

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of Let The Be Talk Today is Monday April 1st. April Fools!
0:08.0	I'll tell you what, I'm not tricking you today. This is no April Fools joke. We've got a legend on here.
0:16.0	Right here on Let The Be Talk, a rock and roll hall of famer, Mr. David Coverdale is my guest today.
0:23.0	And I want to give a big, big shout out to John Freeman for hooking up this interview.
0:29.0	I cannot thank you enough. I've been trying to get David Coverdale on for a couple years.
0:34.0	And it finally happened. And this man is an absolute legend.
0:39.0	Stopped by today to talk about the brand new record, Fleshing Blood.
0:43.0	And also the 35th anniversary release of Slided In. That's going to be on vinyl.
0:50.0	And on iTunes right now, Slided In, one of the greatest, this guy is an absolute tune smith.
0:58.0	I'm telling you, an FM radio and MTV God. Look at this.
1:04.0	Just listen to how many crushing hits this man has.
1:09.0	This is just in white snake. I'm not counting. Deep purple.
1:13.0	Look at this. Full for your loving. Crying in the rain. Here I go again.
1:18.0	Slided in. Loving no stranger. Slow and easy. Still with the night.
1:23.0	Is this love? And the deeper the love. This guy's been playing rock and roll since he auditioned for Deep Purple in 1973 as an unknown and got the gig.
1:35.0	And went out there and completely melted down the rock and roll scene of the 70s.
1:45.0	I can't tell you how great I felt as I was interviewing this guy. I was just laughing.
1:52.0	He was alive and I was thinking this man is who I want to be when I get to his age.
1:58.0	He was just full of just great stories and couldn't be happier to be playing rock and roll.
2:07.0	No bitter jadedness. No like, I fuck everything.
2:11.0	You know, he knows that rock and roll has kept him alive.
2:16.0	And that's how I always feel. I feel like I'm here because of rock and roll and comedy and I'm doing what I love.
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