Whitesnake guitarist Reb Beach discussed the band’s future in a recent interview with The Rockpit.
“Look, it’s all up to David [Coverdale, Whitesnake frontman]. I’ll tell you what I know. David — was it three years ago now? — he called me two weeks before the Scorpions tour,” Beach explained. “He said, ‘I’m just exhausted, darling. That’s it. I’m exhausted and I just can’t do it. I’m so sorry.’
“He canceled the tour two weeks before. Then he sold his publishing for 50 million dollars around the same time,” Beach added.
“[David] told me to keep my equipment at his house in case we do something else,” Beach continued. “He said, ‘But just leave enough so that you can tour, if something comes up.’ And I’m, like, ‘Great.’ Well, it’s been three years.”
“I’ve always been under the impression that if [David] does something, it’s gonna be five nights in Vegas,” Beach added. “That he can do. He does hate the traveling; it does exhaust him. I don’t see him going on another European farewell tour. We should have ended that differently, because it really was a shame how that whole thing ended.”
Speculation continues about Whitesnake’s future touring plans. This follows Coverdale’s decision to step back from extensive touring commitments.
