NRK.no recently conducted an interview with rock legend, WHITESNAKE frontman DAVID COVERDALE.

The following is an excerpt from the interview:

Q: What’s the biggest challenge for you in rock & roll today? You’ve pretty much done it all, you’ve been all over the world and you’ve been having great success.

A: "Well, I don’t look upon it as challenges, I look at things as opportunities. For instance, the opportunity to make a new record so many years later, when I never really planned on that, and then to see the album do so very well - and continue to do well... That was a great opportunity for me.

Many years ago, I would only tour every three years, so all the songs stayed fresh. Where as now, we pretty much tour every year. So some of the songs get a bit old, you know, to perform. So to have new songs, to inject fresh energy, has been a fantastic opportunity. If I ever use the expression "challenge", it will be to maintain a level of performance, be able to sing and perform up to people’s expectations."

Q: Did it surprise you that this new album was such a success?

A: "Yeah. It was a very welcome surprise. All you can do in anything, is do your very best at any given time or situation you’re in, which has always been my life’s philosophy. And it just worked. My partner Doug Aldrich and I, I feel wrote songs that were a great mix of the character and identity of Whitesnake – without trying to. It was the way it developed. I think God and the angels were very helpful to us. And the viking spirit!!"

Read the full interview at NRK.no.