jul 22, 2021 - DAILY MAIL How Guitar Guru Jeff Beck gave Johnny Depp a silver lining

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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: How guitar guru Jeff Beck gave Johnny Depp a silver lining

By RICHARD EDEN

With his acrimonious divorce from actress Amber Heard, and their bitter court room showdown in London last summer, Hollywood star Johnny Depp suffered the biggest setback of his glittering career.

Now, however, I hear he's quietly planning his comeback — right here in Britain.

The 58-year-old star of Fantastic Beasts and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory has been taken under the wing of British rock legend Jeff Beck.

The Hi Ho Silver Lining guitarist, 77, who's so talented he had each of his fingers insured for £700,000 in 2010, has secretly been hosting Depp at his country estate in Sussex, where they've been writing and recording together in Beck's studio. Depp is an accomplished guitarist himself.

'They've been collaborating on material for Jeff's next album,' reveals a source close to Depp. 'It's been great for Johnny to get back to his first true love, which is music.

'Jeff has been a great friend to Johnny during a very difficult time, and being away from Hollywood has been exactly what Johnny needed.

'He wants to take a step back from everything and focus on a comeback through music.'

Eight-time Grammy Award winner Jeff, who has been called 'one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock' by Rolling Stone magazine, recorded a cover of John Lennon's Isolation with Depp last year, intended to help people cope with life in lockdown.

In 2019 they played together at the Crossroads Music Festival in Dallas, Texas, for Eric Clapton's charity, then did a short tour of the U.S.

Depp has previously featured on songs by Oasis, Iggy Pop, and Aerosmith, as well as on records by his ex-girlfriend, singer Vanessa Paradis, with whom he has two children. In 2015, he formed the super group, Hollywood Vampires, with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry.

'Johnny hopes to return to films eventually,' adds the source, 'but it's music first.'

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