Johnny Depp Takes Aim With Lyrics On His New Album

Johnny Depp isn’t holding back on his new album 18.

The record, which Depp made with English rock guitarist Jeff Beck, drops next week, but on one track, the Pirates Of The Caribbean star suggests he’s lost faith in humanity, hot off his high-profile defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.

On track 'This is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr', Depp sings: “I don’t believe in humans any more.”

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According to The Telegraph, the actor also croons about money, with the lyrics to 'Sad Motherf***in’ Parade' going as follows: “If I had a dime, it wouldn’t reach your hand.

“You’re sitting there like a dog with a seven-year itch [...] And I think you’ve said enough for one motherf*****g night.” 

UNILAD has approached Depp’s representatives for comment. 

18 is scheduled for a 15 July release and the 13-track LP will also feature covers of music icons including Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Killing Joke and The Velvet Underground.

Depp said in a statement about the upcoming body of work: “It's an extraordinary honour to play and write music with Jeff, one of the true greats and someone I am now privileged enough to call my brother.”

Fans went wild when they heard that Depp would be releasing an album, with many taking to Twitter to express their excitement. 

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One person wrote: “NOT JOHNNY DEPP TEASING HIS NEW ALBUM OMGGG GIVE IT TO ME NOW.”

Another commented: “A month until Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp’s album drops. I'm SCREAMING with excitement!!!”

A third person said: “So funny that Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp have recorded an album together. I can't even.”

Another fan wrote: “So who's ready to hear the song 'Sad Motherf**kin Parade’ that Johnny Depp wrote, on the soon to be released album with Jeff Beck?”

The album’s release comes shortly after the actor won his defamation lawsuit against Heard following a highly-publicised six-week trial.

The jury of seven ruled in favour of Depp, awarding him over $10 million in damages.

Earlier this month, Heard submitted an appeal, with her attorney noting in a 48-page filing that Depp’s team ‘proceeded solely on a defamation by implication theory, abandoning any claims that Ms Heard’s statements were actually false’.

The filing also stated that due to ‘inconsistent verdicts’ the judgement should be set aside or a new trial ordered.

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