In a strange way, a duet between Johnny Depp and Marilyn Manson seems perfect. Not only are the two friends, but both of them are sort of wacky characters in Hollywood. According to MTV, Manson and Depp teamed up to cover Carly Simon‘s 1972 hit “You’re So Vain” for Manson’s upcoming album Born Villain.
Johnny Depp’s chameleonic nature doesn’t just apply to his wildly varied acting roles—the actor, most recently seen as the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and heard as the narrator to the Doors documentary When You’re Strange, also moonlights as an occasional musician and director, having played guitar on a handful of tracks by Oasis as well as the soundtracks to Chocolat and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and he directed the 1997 film, The Brave. And now these extracurricular activities have finally collided.
Interesting note at The Playlist regarding Johnny Depp and word that the actor is headed to the director’s chair to shoot a documentary about his friend, and legendary guitarist, Keith Richards. The duo originally met while filming the third flick in the Pirates of the Caribbean series; Richards played Capt. Jack Sparrow’s father.
Depp has admitted to crafting his performance as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates movies on the iconic Richards.
