Adrian Vandenberg teases new music with Whitesnake's David Coverdale

Adrian Vandenberg has told Planet Rock he hopes to make new music with his former Whitesnake band mate David Coverdale ‘sooner or later.’

Ahead of his eponymous band Vandenberg’s first live show in 35 years at Planet Rockstock last night (12th November), Adrian Vandenberg spoke about his pride at playing a part in Whitesnake’s fabled history.

“I was a fan before I joined Whitesnake,” Adrian told Ian Danter. “It’s hard not to be a fan of David’s voice and his vocals and everything. I was with him for 13 years.”

Asked whether he’s in contact with David Coverdale, Adrian replied: “We’re usually in touch now, a couple of times a week usually. We send stupid jokes back and forth and talk about our plans and stuff.

“We’ve had a great connection ever since… day one basically. It’s been a great period and we always know that sooner or later that we might be doing something together whether it’s baking a pie or making a song or something.”

Commenting further about making music with David, Adrian said: “It’s like James Bond says: ‘never say ever’. It’s always great and we write great together, it’s like a really easy natural thing.”

Adrian Vandenberg joined Whitesnake in 1987 initially as a session musician and performed the guitar solo on their 1987 remake of ‘Here I Go Again.’

He co-penned the songs on 1989’s ‘Slip of the Tongue’, however, due to an injury that required surgery, Steve Vai played the guitar parts on the record. He later co-wrote and performed on the 1997 album 'Restless Heart.'

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