Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck announce album for 2022: ‘I don’t know how it happened’

Jeff Beck revealed to fans an update on the release of the studio album made together with Johnny Depp, according to information from The Guardian. The first news about a collaboration between the musician and the actor appeared in 2020.

Currently, Depp has joined as a guest guitarist on Beck’s UK tour. The ‘Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers’ owner also told the crowd at The Sage in Gateshead on Thursday night about when to expect the album’s 2022 release.

As The Guardian reported, the musician told a brief history of friendship with the Jack Sparrow interpreter. “I met this guy five years ago and we’ve never stopped laughing since then. We actually made an album. I don’t know how it happened. It’s coming out in July,” he reportedly said.

Johnny Depp played covers of songs on Jeff Beck’s tour, such as “Little Wing” by Jimi Hendrix and “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye. The actor’s first in the UK with Beck was in Sheffield last Sunday, the 29th, as a jury deliberated the defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, which he won – but also had to pay damages. Depp also performed the following night at the Royal Albert Hall located in London.

Johnny Depp: Why should actor pay $2 million to Amber Heard?

Johnny Depp won the lawsuit against Amber Heard in Fairfax County Courthouse, Virginia, USA, this Wednesday, 1st. The jury found that the actress defamed her ex-husband, and she is expected to pay the actor $15 million. However, depp he must also give an amount to his ex-wife.

depp was convicted on one of three counts of heard, and will have to pay US$ 2 million in moral damages to the actress. The artist had sought compensation in the amount of US$ 100 million for statements made by a former lawyer for depp calling his account a “farce”.

heard was present in court during the time of the decision, while the star of Pirates of the Caribbean watched the result by video, straight from England. During the trial, more than 100 hours of witness statements were heard, in addition to recorded audio and live testimonies of depp and heard, according to the CNN Brazil.

The defamation lawsuit filed against the actress is based on an article she wrote in 2018 for the newspaper. The Washington Post. In it, the artist does not cite depp, but claims to be a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”