Of Beck, Depp adds, "It's an extraordinary honor to play and write music with Jeff, one of the true greats and someone I am now privileged enough to call my brother." "That song is one of the reasons I asked him to make an album with me." The track is available today digitally, along with an accompanying music video. Beck says it was the catalyst for the collaboration and is one of his favorite songs on the new album. Soon after, Depp asked Beck to play lead on a tune he'd written, the album's first single "This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr", an homage to the actress/inventor. The list also includes Beck, who played guitar on "Welcome To Bushwackers", a song on "Rise", the VAMPIRES' second album, which came out in 2019. The supergroup has released two studio albums that include guest appearances by some of rocks biggest names: Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl and Joe Walsh. Leading up to the release of "18", Beck has launched a European tour, with Depp as special guest, which will conclude on July 25 at L'Olympia in Paris.įor the last 12 years, Depp has recorded and toured with the HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, a band he started with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. All formats are available for pre-save/pre-add. The cover features an illustration of Beck and Depp as 18-year-olds that was drawn and designed by Beck's wife Sandra. "18" will be available on CD and digitally, with a 180-gram black vinyl version coming on September 30. We would joke about how we felt 18 again, so that just became the album title too." In 2020, during the pandemic, they previewed their collaboration with their well-timed cover of John Lennon's "Isolation".īeck explains the "18" album title: "When Johnny and I started playing together, it really ignited our youthful spirit and creativity. Over the next three years, they recorded a mix of Depp originals along with a wide range of covers that touches on everything from Celtic and Motown, to the BEACH BOYS and KILLING JOKE. That talent and their chemistry convinced Beck they should make an album together.ĭepp agreed and they started in 2019. At the same time, Beck's appreciation grew for Depp's serious songwriting skills and his ear for music. They bonded quickly over cars and guitars and spent most of their time together trying to make each other laugh. A visualizer for their cover of THE VELVET UNDERGROUND's "Venus In Furs", which is featured on the LP, can be seen below.īeck found a kindred spirit in Depp when the two met in 2016. Heard, who won $2 million in her own countersuit, reportedly can’t afford to pay the $10.35 million in compensatory and punitive damages awarded to Depp and intends to appeal the decision.Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp will release a collaborative album, "18", on July 15. However, this isn’t the last we’ve heard of the trial. Along with his latest foray into music, Depp is currently in pre-production for a film in which he’ll play King Louis V, but it’s yet to be seen if Hollywood views him as too much of a liability for tentpole blockbusters. I just hope people will take him seriously as a musician because it’s a hard thing for some people to accept that Johnny Depp can sing rock and roll.”Īlthough this new endeavor comes after the conclusion of Depp’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, the actor has actually been a rock musician for years, most famously as a member of The HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. “ I haven’t had another creative partner like him for ages,” Beck said about Depp in a statement accompanying the album’s announcement. It will also contain two Depp originals, including the previously released “This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr.” In addition to their VELVET UNDERGROUND cover, Depp and Beck’s upcoming album, 18, will feature them taking on songs by THE BEACH BOYS, Marvin Gaye, and THE EVERLY BROTHERS. Whereas the original is notable for John Cale’s electric viola and Moe Tucker’s bass drum and tambourine shake backbeat, Depp and Beck’s take is more straightforward and sludges forward with fuzzed-out guitar and bleary vocals. Like it or not, Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have a collaborative album on the way, and now, they’ve dropped the latest preview, a cover of “Venus in Furs” by THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.
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