WHITESNAKE have announced the addition of bassist Michael Devin (pictured at left), who was recently in LYNCH MOB with new Whitesnake drummer Brian Tichy. The official Whitesnake website has issued a new interview with Michael, an excerpt follows:

Q: Welcome to Whitesnake, Michael! Your name will probably not be familiar to most Whitesnake fans. Please tell us a little more about yourself.

A: "Thank you! It's an honor to be welcomed into the Whitesnake family. I'm a big fan. Whitesnake is notorious for exciting musicianship, David's history is rich, and I'm very proud to be here. I'm from New England, from a factory town, where hard rock dominates the radio. There I absorbed Zeppelin, Sabbath, Purple, AC/DC, Floyd. I got my hands on a bass at age 12. I haven't stopped exploring the bass since. I picked up some piano and other instruments along the way, singing too. I've toured/recorded with lots of musicians, but my favorites have been Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Lynch Mob. Kenny's a genuine bluesman. Lynch is a genuine madman."

Q: Tell us about your path to joining Whitesnake. How did you find out that YOU had been chosen?

A: "I had to swim the mote, slay the dragon, scale the tower, and then appeared handsome and witty as ever, David Coverdale. DC, Doug Aldrich, Tichy and myself got together and listened to the new material, I put down some bass ideas, sang a little, nervously I might add, as David was standing next to me, singing the parts to me! Talk about pressure. But he's a great source of encouragement; everybody in this band is, it was an afternoon I'll never forget. A few days later, DC phoned while I was on the road. I was in Seattle when he called to give me the good news. I was floored. Still am floored. This band is going to sound very massive, I do believe!"

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