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“Johnny Depp was the worst guitarist I'd ever seen”: The moment the man who discovered Mötley Crüe and Guns N' Roses knew Depp wasn't meant to be a rock star

By Janelle Borg published 12 April 24

Depp and his early band's musicianship was “terrible”, said A&R exec Tom Zutaut. His charisma, though, was “insane”

Eric Clapton, Johnny Depp, Derek Trucks and Gary Clark Jr. on stage at the Royal Albert Hall

Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Kirk Hammett and more close out first Jeff Beck tribute concert with star-studded rendition of Going Down

By Matt Owen published 23 May 23

Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, John McLaughlin, Johnny Depp, Gary Clark Jr. and many more all squeezed onstage to pay tribute to the late guitar great

Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, Susan Tedeschi and Gary Clark Jr.

Eric Clapton announces star-studded Jeff Beck tribute concerts with Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons, John McLaughlin, Susan Tedeschi and Doyle Bramhall II

By Matt Owen published 10 March 23

Johnny Depp, Derek Trucks, Imelda May, Rod Stewart and many more are also set to feature at the gigs, which will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall later this year

Johnny Depp drops into UK antique store via helicopter for a spot of guitar shopping

By Matt Owen published 8 March 23

The actor reportedly purchased three guitars during his visit to the UK store, and spent time talking with the owner about his relationship with the late Jeff Beck

Watch Jeff Beck’s flawless jam of Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing with Johnny Depp on rhythm guitar

By Matt Owen published 24 November 22

Beck once again proves he's just getting better and better, delivering an emotive, improv-heavy performance of the 1967 classic

Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp sue professor over plagiarism allegations

By Matt Owen published 24 October 22

Bruce Jackson had accused the pair of stealing lines from a former prisoner’s poem on a track from their recent collaborative album

Johnny Depp’s “Shipwreck” guitar is one of the wildest custom builds you’ll see this year

By Matt Owen published 19 October 22

Constructed by luthier David Petillo and inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean, the aquatic axe features a bounty of unique appointments

Johnny Depp to join Jeff Beck's upcoming North America tour dates

By Sam Roche published 1 September 22

Depp will join the guitar legend after he finishes the trek's first six dates with classic rock legends ZZ Top

Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp accused of stealing lyrics from a 1960s spoken word poem

By Sam Roche published 5 August 22

Select lines from Sad Motherf**kin' Parade – from the pair's recent collaborative album 18 – mirror those of a poem recited by an incarcerated man in the '60s known as Slim Wilson

Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck cover Killing Joke’s The Death and the Resurrection Show

By Matt Owen published 8 July 22

The track is taken from the pair’s upcoming album 18, out on July 15

Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp release first Depp-written single from upcoming joint album, 18

By Sam Roche published 9 June 22

This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr is one of 13 tracks on the album, which comprises 11 cover tracks and one other Depp original

Jeff Beck confirms imminent release of joint album with Johnny Depp

By Sam Roche published 6 June 22

The guitar legend made the announcement during a recent gig in Gateshead, England

Johnny Depp joins Jeff Beck onstage in Sheffield, UK for Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and Marvin Gaye covers

By Sam Roche published 30 May 22

The actor jumped on a plane shortly after the closing arguments in his widely publicized defamation trial against former wife Amber Heard

Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp share cover of John Lennon’s Isolation, promise more new music to come

By Richard Bienstock published 16 April 20

"We hope you find some comfort and solidarity in our take on this Lennon classic,” Beck says

Watch Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Depp jam Alice Cooper classics with the shock-rocker's original line-up

By Richard Bienstock published 18 December 19

The all-star band jammed School’s Out, I’m Eighteen and more at Alice’s annual fundraiser

Watch Steven Tyler and Marilyn Manson Join Hollywood Vampires Onstage in Los Angeles

By Richard Bienstock published 13 May 19

The singers guested on “Train Kept A-Rollin’ ” and “I’m Eighteen,” respectively.

Hollywood Vampires Share New Song, “Who’s Laughing Now,” Detail New Album

By Richard Bienstock published 18 April 19

The Alice Cooper-Joe Perry-Johnny Depp supergroup will release ‘Rise’ in June.

Hollywood Vampires Announce 2019 U.S. Tour Dates

By Richard Bienstock published 4 March 19

Alice Cooper will also head out on a summer solo run with Halestorm.

See Joe Perry Make His Return to Hollywood Vampires

By Christopher Scapelliti published 25 July 16

Joe Perry returned to perform with the Hollywood Vampires on Friday, July 22, almost two full weeks after he collapsed backstage during a concert in Brooklyn.

Joe Perry to Resume Performing with Hollywood Vampires Tonight

By Jackson Maxwell published 22 July 16

Guitarist Joe Perry will return to the stage with the Hollywood Vampires tonight.