THE DEAD DAISIES Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH - “For Somebody Like DAVID COVERDALE, You Have To Have An Ego To Be 64 And Get Out There And Kick Ass Like He Does”
August 17, 2017, 6 years ago
In a new interview with The Washington Times, The Dead Daisies guitarist Doug Aldrich, well known for his stints as a member of Whitesnake and Dio, discussed what he learned from both Ronnie James Dio and David Coverdale. An excerpt from the chat follows:
Q: Do you consider the (The Dead Daisies) a supergroup?
A: “Nah. We don’t think like that. That is for other people to say. We used to say we are a “soup group”. I like Ramen noodle soup. Brian (Tichy) likes chili. But that’s not technically a soup, it’s a stew.”
Q: Are the egos in check because you’ve all worked with big personalities with big egos before?
A: “Ego is not a bad thing for those guys. For somebody like David Coverdale, you have to have an ego to be 64 and get out there and kick ass like he does. It takes balls to do that. So you need an ego. With this band we are all at the same level.”
Q: Is it tough to break a new rock band these days?
A: “I’m kind of a late bloomer. There was a time when Whitesnake was selling millions of record, but I wasn’t in Whitesnake at that time. That period was great. For new bands it’s very hard to get a record deal, and if you do, the deals are small because people aren’t buying the records. The good part is using some tools like social media, you get your music exposed to millions of people immediately. You can get millions of views on Facebook, and those views and those followers can translate into booking tours [and] getting tour dates. And if you’re touring clubs, you can make a living.”
Read the full interview at The Washington Times.
Aldrich offers a run-down of his rig in the video below:
Catch The Dead Daisies live on tour across North America.
August
17 - Highline Ballroom - New York NY
18 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD
19 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
20 - The Basement East - Nashville, TN
23 - Gas Monkey - Dallas, TX
25 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
26 - House Of Blues - San Diego, CA
27 - Counts Vamp’d - Las Vegas NV
September
1 - The Easyriders Rodeo - Chillicothe, OH
2 - The National H.O.G. Rally at the Harley-Davidson Museum - Milwaukee, WI
