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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

‘I won’t believe humans any more’: Johnny Depp releases self-penned ballad lamenting fame

Johnny Depp performing with Jeff Beck at Royal Albert Hall, London, on 31 May.
Johnny Depp performing with Jeff Beck at Royal Albert Hall, London, on 31 May. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

Johnny Depp has released a new self-penned song performed with Jeff Beck, This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr, taken from the pair’s forthcoming collaborative album, entitled 18.

A trudging rock ballad sung by Depp interspersed with guitar soloing from Beck, it hymns the 1940s film star (and innovative electrical engineer) Hedy Lamarr, though this lament about fame will inevitably be read as a reaction to the high-profile, frequently ugly defamation case he recently brought against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

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