Adrian Vandenberg is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake, as well as his own band Vandenberg which he started in 1981. He has a new album out now with Vandenberg titled “Sin”, and a tour across the United States will follow. We discuss the new album, and a variety of things from throughout his amazing career including why Vivian Campbell left Whitesnake, Vinnie Vincent, playing with Warren DeMartini and much more!
00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Hair & Wigs
01:25 - Touring with Kiss
03:40 - Learning From Other Bands
06:35 - Stage Moves
08:05 - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Manic Eden
09:30 - New Vandenberg Record "Sin"
11:00 - Song Inspiration & Songwriting Process
14:12 - New Vandenberg Songs
16:25 - New Singer Mats Levén
17:15 - New Songs & Placement
19:15 - Musician Income
23:20 - Show with Metallica & Dave Mustaine
25:45 - Whitesnake, Aerosmith & Poison Tour
27:05 - Warren DeMartini & Other Guitarists
29:01 - Discussions with other Guitar Players
30:00 - Vivian Campbell Leaving Whitesnake
32:30 - Relationship with David Coverdale
34:00 - Humor, Offending People & Wokeness
39:36 - Gender, Kids & Identity
43:47 - Vinnie Vincent
44:42 - Kevin Spacey & Accusations
48:00 - Make a Wish Foundation
49:37 - Future Shows
50:45 - Outro
Vandenberg website:
https://vandenbergband.com/
Make a Wish Foundation:
https://wish.org/
Chuck Shute website:
https://www.chuckshute.com/
Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!