Long before he was braving the high seas with a rusty sword and a spyglass, Johnny Depp was a devout music lover. He picked up a guitar at a young age, and by the time he’d entered high school, it had become his entire world. In order to fully commit himself to his dream, he dropped out and started commanding stages with his band at the time, The Kids, and regularly opened for major acts like The Ramones and Iggy Popp. Ultimately, the troupe of youngsters moved to Los Angeles, where the spirit of rock n’ roll was surging, but they broke up shortly after arriving (via Slate).
Depp then took a stab at acting and landed some major roles (“21 Jump Street,” “Platoon,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street”) that catalyzed his career on the silver screen, though he maintained his musical presence by performing with the band Rock City Angels throughout the duration of the 1980s. In years following, he took up with several notable acts in collaborative projects on the side as well. Ryan Adams, Iggy Popp, Oasis, Patti Smith, Aerosmith, and Marilyn Manson have all welcomed Johnny Depp into the studio and/or on stage with them, and in 2015, he forged his own supergroup, Hollywood Vampires, alongside Alice Cooper and Joe Perry (per Loudwire). In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group canceled a major tour and announced later on that it would not recommence, according to Blabbermouth.
