Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has announced his retirement after more than 50 years of music.

The English singer, 74, shared his retirement news with his “brothers and sisters of the Snake” in a video shared across his social media channels on Thursday, Nov. 13.

“After 50 years-plus of an incredible journey with you — with Deep Purple, with Whitesnake, Jimmy Page — the last few years it has been very evident to me that it’s time really for me to hang up my rock ‘n’ roll platform shoes and my skintight jeans,“ Coverdale said.

“And as you can see, we’ve taken care of the lion’s wig,” he continued, touching his gray hair. “But it’s time for me to call it a day. I love you dearly. I thank everyone who’s assisted and supported me on this incredible journey: all the musicians, the crew, the fans, the family. It’s amazing. But it really is time for me to just enjoy my retirement, and I hope you can appreciate that. Once again, I love you with all my heart. Fare thee well.”

Coverdale’s retirement appears to be the official end of Whitesnake, as his announcement was accompanied by a video of the group’s 2011 song “Fare Thee Well.”

Whitesnake hasn’t performed since 2022. At the time, the band was forced to cancel their farewell tour dates in Europe because of health challenges among its members.

“Last year, I was so incredibly compromised by, without any doubt, the worst sinus infection I’ve ever had in my life. And as a singer, I know them like [expletive] relatives of mine,” Coverdale told Ultimate Classic Rock in 2023. “This was one of the ugliest illnesses I think I’ve [ever] had. For seven months, I was taking ever-increasingly strong antibiotics and horrifying Prednisone steroids.”

“I really don’t know [when we’ll be back onstage],” he added at the time. “I’ll be 72 this year. But, you know, my passion is that of a much younger man, particularly with the new creative team that I have, working on these legacy projects and also new things at the same time. It’s like bluebirds flying out of every orifice.”

Coverdale was the lead vocalist of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976. He formed the hard rock band Whitesnake in 1978 and scored multiple hit songs in the late ‘80s with “Here I Go Again” and “Is This Love.”

He also worked as a solo artist and famously collaborated with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page on the platinum-selling 1993 album “Coverdale-Page.” Coverdale was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 as a member of Deep Purple.