Johnny Depp wants no introduction. Nonetheless, it wasn’t at all times like that, particularly when he was pursuing a music profession. However, in accordance to Tom Zutaut – the man who signed Guns N’ Roses and Mötley Crüe – he did have star high quality.

“For the most half, there’s simply a sure type of power,” explains Zutaut in an interview on the x5 Podcast. “I imply, I discovered Johnny Depp… I assumed that Johnny Depp is not going to be a rock star.”

He relates how pre-fame Johnny Depp auditioned for him twice, with no success. “So I’m going to a rehearsal, and the supervisor’s a buddy of mine, he goes: ‘Man, I received this band from Jacksonville, you understand, they’re actually nice.’ And I’m going see them and they have been horrible.”

“Johnny Depp was the worst guitarist I’d ever seen, however his charisma was insane. And so, afterwards, I checked out this supervisor and mentioned: ‘Hear buddy, that ain’t gonna make it. However it’s best to get this child an agent and put him on TV or in a film. This child’s a star, however these songs suck. The musicianship is horrible, and it is going nowhere.’”

A couple of months handed and the band supervisor calls Zutaut once more. “He goes: ‘I do not imagine you, however we auditioned for each report label in the world and they handed.’ And he goes, ‘so I received him an agent, nothing’s occurred but.’”

Nonetheless, when the supervisor calls him a couple of months down the line, he confirms Zutaut’s preliminary hunch: “‘Tom – Johnny’s gonna star on this new TV present, 21 Soar Avenue,’ and he goes, ‘You have been proper,’ and I’m going, ‘I do know. The child is the actual deal. He simply ain’t gonna make it in a rock band. Congrats man, he’ll be one in every of the greatest actors in the entire freaking world, I am telling you.’”

Nonetheless, Tom Zutaut’s Johnny Depp story does not cease there. “Johnny Depp pops up 10 years later. He is like, the greatest actor in the world. I get a cellphone name and someone goes: ‘There’s this band enjoying [Hollywood nightclub] The Coconut Teaszer tonight. They’re nice. They’re from Jacksonville. They’ve a well-known guitar participant, however I am not gonna inform you who it’s – simply come.’”

Zutaut decides to go and see this band. Lo and behold, he sees Johnny Depp on stage with Rock Metropolis Angels, the band he had as soon as signed, however by no means made it huge: “He was… I imply, he isn’t the biggest, however he is doing it. He lastly discovered how to play. I suppose while you’re bored on the set you may educate your self to play guitar after they’re filming all people else’s scenes!”

Since then, Johnny Depp has carried out with Oasis, Aerosmith, Iggy Pop, Marilyn Manson and his ex-partner Vanessa Paradis, amongst many different A-listers, and collaborated on Jeff Beck’s ultimate studio album, 18, earlier than touring with the guitar legend. He additionally shares the stage with Joe Perry and Alice Cooper in the supergroup Hollywood Vampires.