Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck announce joint album to release in July as actor celebrates 59th birthday
Johnny Depp and English guitarist Jeff Beck are set to release a joint album on July 15 after the actor joined Beck on his European tour. The album will include 13 tracks mostly covers of songs, featuring tunes from hit artists including the Beach Boys and Marvin Gaye. Depp is also including two original songs, with one song titled "This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr" as an homage to the actress. "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," Depp said in a statement on Thursday, which also marks the actor's 59th birthday. Beck had unofficially teased the LP at a concert appearance last week, according to Variety. The album, titled "18", was apparently named after the energy both artists felt when recording and performing together. "We would joke about how we felt 18 again, so that just became the album title, too," said Beck in a statement.