Johnny Depp Rocks!

The comprehensive site regarding Johnny Depp and his music!

with Alice Cooper at the Dark Shadows premiere afterparty
El Capitan Theatre, LA, May 7, 2012

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May 16, 2012 Site News: Johnny Depp Rocks! will not be updated for the next few days. Check out the Johnny Depp Rocks! Facebook Page for any news or updates that might occur before Monday!

May 14, 2012: Johnny was spotted leaving a Tokyo guitar store while in town to promote Dark Shadows. He reportedly purchased a vintage guitar at Hyper Guitars. See some photos here, and read a poor translation of the visit from MSN Japan. Congrats on the new purchase, Johnny!

May 8, 2012: Johnny took the stage May 7 at the Dark Shadows Premiere afterparty! He performed with Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, and Steven Tyler, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. The setlist included School's Out and Whole Lotta Love. See the JD Rocks! Live On Stage and Gallery for more!

May 8, 2012: The Dark Shadows Motion Picture Soundtrack (not to be confused with the Score by Danny Elfman), was released in mp3 format May 8. It had previously only been shown as an import with a release date of May 22, so perhaps there won't be a CD released in the US. The track listing, first reported by Film Music Reporter, showed that Johnny contributes one track, The Joker. Alas, his track is only 18 seconds long, and is just Johnny reciting the refrain to the popular Steve Miller Band single from the 70's (listen on WaterTower Music).

Recent News:

May 2012: May 1 was the release day for Marilyn Manson's Born Villain album! Johnny is featured on the track You're So Vain, playing guitar and drums, and as a producer. Manson tells Fuse a little about how Johnny came to collaborate with him on the song. Huffington Post first reported this collaboration, with more details from The Hollywood Reporter and MTV UK. Read an album review from Billboard. There may be a video that may feature Johnny and Marilyn looking at each other as if in a mirror.

April 2012: There has finally been confirmation of Johnny's participation on Patti Smith's upcoming album, Banga. According to Digital Spy, Johnny "plays some guitar," while Uncut elaborates that Johnny will appear on the title track. It was previously reported in PR Newswire and Rolling Stone that another song, Nine, is a birthday song for Johnny that was written when Patti visited the set of The Rum Diary. Banga will be released on June 5, and amazon.com has the album as well as a deluxe edition up for preorder; the deluxe edition is described as "a hard cover book including 64 pages of original images, complete lyrics & liner notes by the artist plus an exclusive track, 'Just Kids.'"

April 2012: After playing drums at a few gigs in March, Johnny returned to playing guitar in a couple of live appearances. First, Johnny made a surprise appearance on April 11 with Marilyn Manson in LA at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. Watch YouTubes of Sweet Dreams and The Beautiful People. See the Johnny Depp Rocks! On Stage Gallery and Live On Stage sections for more photos and info. He had yet another musical night out on the 14th, this time at a private jam session, once again with Manson, as well as Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Bill Carter, Joey Malone, Bruce Witkin and his daughter V Witkin, and Rob Klonel. Check out this Atlas Jams article for details and awesome photos!

April 2012: Johnny (as well as Natalie Portman) appear in Paul McCartney's new video, My Valentine! Watch the full video with Johnny alone and with Natalie on YouTube. Paul McCartney himself directed the videos, which premiered at an event hosted by Paul's daughter, Stella, at her LA store, after a silent teaser first surfaced on YouTube. In it, Johnny and Natalie use American Sign Language to sign the song's lyrics. For Johnny's version, he recorded a guitar part live, and his performance was mixed in to the final track (Eric Clapton plays the guitar part on the album version of the song). Check out some articles on paulmccartney.com, spinner.com and the Shropshire Star. The Unison Records Facebook page had previously posted a wonderful photo of Johnny, Bruce Witkin, and Paul McCartney.

April 2012: Bill Carter And The Blame's management has announced that Bill is now associated with Bruce Witkin's Unison Music Group. Bill's manager mentioned recently that Bill's latest release, Behind The Barn, now out on a local Austin area label, Lowdown Records, will be re-released on the Unison label. Bill has also stated in a recent radio interview that he has material ready for a new album, so I am hoping that he'll be recording one soon with Unison!

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Recent Live performances:

May 7, 2012: El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood with Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry
April 14, 2012: private event with Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marilyn Manson, Bruce and Veronica Witkin, Bill Carter, Joey Malone, and Rob Klonel.
April 11, 2012: Revolver Golden Gods Awards, LA with Marilyn Manson
March 30, 2012: The El Rey Theatre, LA with Bill Carter, Bruce Witkin, Joey Malone and Mike Thompson
March 29, 2012: The Mint, LA with Bill Carter, Bruce Witkin, Joey Malone and Mike Thompson
March 17, 2012: Continental Club gallery, Austin TX with Bill Carter and friends
October 25, 2011: Hiro Ballroom, NYC with Keith Richards and the JD Band
October 22, 2011: Continental Club, Austin TX with Bill Carter and the Blame, featuring Billy Gibbons
June 26, 2011: 100 Club, London England with Alice Cooper

Recent and upcoming releases:

(2012?) Untitled Keith Richards Documentary. Johnny announced plans to direct this documentary in a Serbian interview while attending the Kustendorf Film Festival on January 14, 2010, and it was later reported in Variety. Johnny, Keith, Patti Smith and others were on set in LA on January 30, 2010, and Johnny says that they shot for about 5 days. IMDb now shows the title as being in post-production. See a brief mention at myFOXdetroit and more details at EW Music Mix and Inquirer.net, and stay tuned.
(2012) Patti Smith: Banga (upcoming CD). In a BBC1 radio interview on June 30, 2009 with Edith Bowman, Johnny divulged, "I think I might play on Patti Smith's next record... just a bit, a song or something." A September 8, 2010 Italian article mentioned Johnny's involvement, and there was final confirmation from Uncut and Digital Spy. The album will be released on June 5.
(2012) Dark Shadows Soundtrack. Johnny contributes spoken word to The Joker. The soundtrack was released in mp3 form on May 8, 2012 and will be available on CD as an import.
(2012) Marilyn Manson: Born Villain (CD). Johnny contributes to the track, You're So Vain.
(2012) Sunset Strip (Documentary). Johnny participates in this documentary about the famed section of West Hollywood, which includes The Viper Room, formerly owned by Johnny. The documentary screened at the SXSW Film Festival on March 16. Visit the official site.
(2012) West Of Memphis (Documentary). Matt McCormack Management announced that this Peter Jackson documentary about the West Memphis Three features Johnny. The official trailer shows some clips of Johnny performing at the Voices for Justice concert on the WM3's behalf in August of 2010. The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20.
(2012) More Music From The Rum Diary (Soundtrack). Johnny is an executive producer.
(2011) Lulu Gainsbourg: From Gainsbourg to Lulu (Serge Gainsbourg tribute CD). Johnny guests with Vanessa Paradis and Shane MacGowan.
(2011) Babybird: The Pleasures of Self Destruction (CD). Johnny performs on the album's first track, The Jesus Stag Night Club.
(2011) The Rum Diary Soundtrack. Johnny is a musician, composer and producer. The disc won the IFMCA award for Best Original Score for a Comedy.
(2011) Tels Alain Bashung (tribute CD). Johnny is a musician/arranger on Vanessa Paradis' contribution, Angora.
(2011) The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box (Box Set). Johnny provides a foreword for the exclusive book to this box set. The set received a Grammy nomination and an IFMCA win.
(2011) Rango (Soundtrack). Johnny contributes spoken word as his character, Rango.

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Site News: In late January, the online file sharing site, Megaupload, was shut down by the US Department of Justice over accusations of piracy and copyright infringement. See this LA Timesarticle. Johnny Depp Rocks featured links to a number of Megaupload file downloads (no copyright infringement was intended). Sure enough, these links no longer worked, and instead brought up a stern-looking anti-piracy warning image, so they have therefore been removed. Fortunately, many of the clips are still available on YouTube.

May '12 updates:

additions to Guest Sessions
additions to Producer, Spoken, and Musician discographies
additions to Bruce Witkin page
updates to Guitars
additions to Fun Stuff and Quotes
additions to Timeline
additions to Live On Stage
additions to Stage-Various and Etc galleries

April '12 updates:

updates to Guitars 2
addition to Videography
additions to Bill Carter/Ruth Ellsworth page
additions to Stage-Kids, Friends 2 and 3, Etc, and Guitars in Video galleries
updates to Rockin' Through The Years gallery
additions to Rock City Angels page
additions to Credits

March '12 updates:

additions to Author discography
new Rockin' Through The Years gallery

is updated often, so please check back!

Five years ago, I published my first few pages of Johnny Depp Rocks! As a huge fan of Johnny Depp and also a longtime music enthusiast and collector, I had been investigating Johnny's musical background and pursuits, but I grew frustrated when I saw so much false information on the web and in print. I created this site as an attempt to compile accurate information about Johnny's musical side: his bands, live performances, recordings, and videos, as well as his friends in the world of music, and share it freely with all his fans. While the design may be plain, I hope that the information presented here is as accurate and reliable as it can possibly be. Many thanks to all those who have offered feedback or contributed information to help this site to thrive. I always welcome any corrections, additions, or suggestions, and hope that this site will continue to grow whenever there may be more to add! Hope you enjoy! -Cathy aka MadScntst, July 23, 2011

I am always grateful for corrections or additions to any of the content on this site! I would particularly love any photos or other memorabilia from any of Johnny's live performances, past or present. Please contact me if you can help!

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