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A-List Movie Star Johnny Depp Honors Multiple Rock Icons With This Lucrative ‘Side Gig’

Aside from his successful film career, Johnny Depp also gets to fulfill his rock star fantasies with the supergroup The Hollywood Vampires.

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Not only is Johnny Depp a high-profile Hollywood star, but he’s also a rock star at night. Depp’s music journey didn’t occur overnight, though. In fact, he originally moved to LA in the early 1980s to chase a music career. When his band, The Kids, disbanded, actor Nicholas Cage introduced Depp to his agent. This led to Depp’s first film role in Nightmare On Elm Street in 1984.

In the coming years, Johnny Depp positioned himself as a critically acclaimed actor. Subsequently, Depp put music on the back burner. However, Depp contributed guitar parts to various artists and records throughout the years. In 1995, Depp contributed guitar to Oasis’ “Fade Away”. Also, he appeared on “Fade In-Out” from their 1997 album Be Here Now.

In 2012, Deep formed the supergroup The Hollywood Vampires alongside Alice Cooper and Joe Perry of Aerosmith. The original Hollywood Vampires........

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