FULL interview with Adrian about the new MoonKings album MK II, a jam session on the record, never taking anything for granted, writing, growing up, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, David Coverdale, Whitesnake, his future plans and getting a Lyme infection (starts at 9:45).
Video interview with guitarist and producer Adrian Vandenberg. FaceCulture spoke with Ad about the new MoonKings album MK II, a jam session on the record, never taking anything for granted, writing, growing up, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, David Coverdale, Whitesnake, his future plans, getting a Lyme infection, Walk Away, Rock ballads Elton John, writing lyrics, Out Of Reach, his daughter, writing a 3rd album, and a lot more!
There's a little new rocket fueling Adrian Vandenberg these days -- as evidenced by the new MK II, the Dutch guitarist's second album with his new band the MoonKings, that's debuting in its entirety exclusively below.
Vandenberg's first album with the MoonKings, a self-titled effort in 2014, brought the onetime Whitesnake axeman out of a 12-year hiatus during which he spent time painting and raising his daughter. But the quartet's debut and its subsequent tour made Vandenberg hot to get the band into the studio again for a follow-up.
"When the first album came out I didn't dare to expect anything," Vandenberg tells Billboard. "I basically wanted to make an album I would go out and buy with music that comes from my heart and comes to me naturally when I put a guitar in my hands and start noodling a little bit. So I was really pleasantly surprised and moved a lot of times by the response and the loyalty of people who like my music and followed my career. But apparently quite a number of people seemed to think the first MoonKings album was a one-off and I would disappear again, so I wanted to show what more we could do."
And Vandenberg is confident the 12-track MK II, coming out Friday (Nov. 3), shows how much he and the MoonKings have developed during the three years since the first release.
Vandenberg joined WHITESNAKE in 1987 and played with the group for ten years. In addition to playing on the studio albums "Slip Of The Tongue" and "Restless Heart", he performed the guitar solo in the group's best-known song, "Here I Go Again".
Moonkings new album "MK II" was released on November 3 via the Mascot Label Group.
See also: ADRIAN VANDENBERG Says "MOONKINGS" Album Was Delayed After He Contracted Lyme Disease - 11-11-2017 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x68uuic
