Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has opened up about his anxieties towards the coronavirus pandemic.
In a new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock the stalwart rocker has revealed that he is baffled by people that aren’t concerned about following the CDC’s social distancing guidelines.
“It’s just a really challenging time,” he said. “I see some people taking the protocols seriously and others just completely ignoring it. As if they’re immune to the worst biblical challenge we’ve had for millennia. It’s breathtaking to me. I don’t know whether it’s arrogance or the imagination that they’re immune for whatever reason.”
Coverdale delved into the health issues that have plagued him these past few years. In March, Whitesnake were forced to cancel scheduled touring activities as Coverdale required surgery for bilateral inguinal hernia.
The musician underwent a double knee replacement in 2017 following a battle with degenerative arthritis. A condition that he revealed was so painful that it profoundly impacted his ability to perform live.
“At my age, I have to be really careful,” he revealed. “I can’t get my health issues dealt with because the hospitals are dealing with life-threatening virus victims. We’ll get through this. The reason we’ve survived hundreds of thousands of years is because we adapt. We have to — we’ve been given no choice. But this is a hell of a thing to adapt to.”
Earlier this month David Coverdale delved into what he thinks the live music world will look like post-coronavirus.
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Speaking to Oldies 100 host Steve King, Coverdale mused “Number one, not only do we have to get rid of this completely and utterly, but all the venues are going to have to be sprayed down and disinfected,” he said. “And people are going have to be temperature checked.”
He added that musicians, have “got to be prepared for an entirely new game.”
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