“I’d done way worse than just licking the bass. Humping and stuff like that!”: The raunchy video that powered a hair metal anthem all the way to No.1

Rudy Sarzo.

In the late ’80s, Whitesnake became one of the biggest rock bands in the world with a series of hit songs and provocative videos — and those videos could have been even raunchier, according to one former member of the band.

Cuban-American bass player Rudy Sarzo joined Whitesnake in 1987 after successful spells with Ozzy Osbourne and LA band Quiet Riot.