David Coverdale, John Skyes Reunion Impossible? Whitesnake Singer Says It Would Never Work

David Coverdale set the record straight about the potential reunion with his former guitarist, John Skyes.

Whitesnake's fans keep their hopes up as they wish to see Coverdale and Skyes on one stage again. However, the singer warned them as he revealed he has no plans to rekindle his working relationship with him ever again.

David Coverdale Not Fixing Issues With John Skyes

Coverdale worked with Skyes on the band's album, "Slide It In," in 1984. The guitarist went on to become part of Whitesnake's self-titled album in 1987, which included some of the band's greatest hits, including "Is This Love" and "Still of the Night."

However, Coverdale fired him before the album was even released after he learned that the guitarist and producer Mike Stone tried to replace him while he was recuperating from a surgery and severe sinus infection.

Speaking in a new interview with Metal Edge, the frontman recalled the fallout and noted that he has no plans to work with his former guitarist. Coverdale acknowledged Skyes' skills, but he revealed that they did not work out in the end.

"Our musical chemistry was great, but it didn't work personally. The truth of the matter is no matter how incredible of an album that we made together, we were unable to connect as people," he said. "You can hear that there was creative magic in that relationship, but it stopped the moment we put the mics and instruments down."

Coverdale said Skyes played a critical role in recording the albums he became part of. However, the frontman believed that there were aspects that the band did not find with him, until "things exploded" because of him.

He honestly admitted that the guitarist's attempt to fire him from his own band led them to hit rock bottom.

John Skyes Addresses Relationship With David Coverdale

Before the recent comment, Skyes also shared his own sentiment in an interview with Rock Candy magazine (via BraveWords) in 2017.

At that time, the guitarist said Coverdale did not tell them anything about his decision to suddenly kick them out of the band. He added that he only found out about his ousting through Geffen Records A&R man John Kalodner.

After Whitesnake worked with Skyes, the band moved on with Vivian Campbell and Adrian Vandenberg. Campbell was soon replaced by Steve Tai.

On the other hand, Skyes formed his own band with Tony Franklin and Carmine Appice, calling it Blue Murder.