David Coverdale quotes

David Coverdale is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of Deep Purple and the founder of the rock band Whitesnake. His powerful vocals and charismatic stage presence have made him an icon in hard rock and heavy metal. He has influenced generations of musicians and continues to perform worldwide. Here are 33 of his quotes:

You know, all my songs are relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins. (David Coverdale)
What anybody else thinks about you is really of no consequence. It's what you think of yourself. View quote
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I think we have two very important missions in life. One is to find out who we really are and the other one is to taste as much of life and experience as much of life as we can. View quote
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Amateurs in professional situations make me very impatient. View quote
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I probably listen to Burn more than any of them, because it was so new me, so novel. To see my name on an actual record was such an incredible feeling. View quote
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Artistic development is a thing of the past, sadly. View quote
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All my vocals were recorded at home, which was great for me. You can actually have a studio in a computer program called ProTools. I did half the record with ProTools. View quote
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Most of the albums that have taken long have been related to illness and fatigue or producer problems. View quote
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Not necessarily, a lot of my songs are firmly tongue in cheek. View quote
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I saw what Purple meant to people and I still hear it now when I'm in Europe. I'm always shocked that I'm still asked about Purple because it was such a long time ago. View quote
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I've always thought live albums were cop-outs. (David Coverdale)
My voice is an instrument. View quote
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The only one I really like is a song called Saccharine. View quote
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I've always loved music, very simply, as a vehicle to express myself and that hasn't changed. View quote
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I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that. View quote
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When certain bootleg companies started off and they would take maybe ten per cent of whatever they got and help fuel new bands, which I'm cool with, I think that's a good idea. Most of the record companies are not doing that. View quote
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In the last couple of years I've been facing down a lot of the demons of the past and trying to find out, who I am, It's something I think I'll be doing for the rest of my life. View quote
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I would hope it's better, but I'm actually acknowledging now that I want to explore all these levels from a whisper to a scream with this gift I've been given. View quote
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I've never been uncomfortable putting my heart on display, my feelings on display, certainly with an audience. View quote
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Whitesnake more than most rock bands would get a very significant percentage of women in the audience and those were the ones I'd hear the voices because from where I am on stage is a pretty good spot. View quote
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With Whitesnake it would have been inappropriate for me to have played Deep Purple songs, although I did at the beginning because I didn't have enough Whitesnake songs. (David Coverdale)
The audience will make you feel like a demigod. But when you leave the stage, get back to being human. View quote
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The critics love to get out their knives and dine on Coverdale. But the worse the criticism gets, the more successful I become. View quote
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If I was a politician right now I would change just about everything. View quote
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I stand by every decision I've made throughout my career and my life, good or bad, up or down. View quote
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David Coverdale

David Coverdale - Image
Photo: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: English Musician
Born: September 22, 1951
Quotes count: 33

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