Legendary guitarist and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Beck, one of the great
collaborators in music history, recently released his latest collaboration with Johnny Depp: a re-
imagining of John Lennon’s classic track Isolation. The duo has now premiered the official music
video for the track, featuring live footage of their performance from Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar
Festival last September.
Following its debut last month, Isolation has been lauded as “riveting” by Rolling Stone, who noted
that “Beck drifts effortlessly, as always, from nimble picking to scorching heroics, while Depp
delivers a sturdy vocal performance.” Beck and Depp are joined on the track by long-time Beck
collaborators Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Rhonda Smith on bass.
“Johnny and I have been working on music together for a while now and we recorded this track during our
time in the studio last year. We weren’t expecting to release it so soon but given all the hard days
and true ‘isolation’ that people are going through in these challenging times, we decided now might be
the right time to let you all hear it,” says Beck. “You’ll be hearing more from Johnny and me in a
little while but until then we hope you find some comfort and solidarity in our take on this Lennon
classic.”
Johnny Depp adds, “Jeff Beck and I recorded this song Isolation last year, as our take on a beautiful
John Lennon tune. Lennon’s poetry – ‘We’re afraid of everyone. Afraid of the Sun!’ – seemed to Jeff
and me especially profound right now, this song about isolation, fear, and existential risks to our
world. So we wanted to give it to you, and hope it helps you make sense of the moment or just helps
you pass the time as we endure isolation together.”
Beck is universally acknowledged as one of the most talented and significant guitarists in the world
and has played alongside some of the greatest artists of rock, blues, and jazz. Over the course of his
distinguished 50+ music career, he has earned an incredible eight Grammy Awards, been ranked by Rolling
Stone as one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” and been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall
of Fame twice – once as a member of the Yardbirds and again as a solo artist. In the summer of 2016,
the guitar virtuoso celebrated his five decades of music with an extraordinary concert at the famous
Hollywood Bowl.
Depp has amassed quite the musical resume of his own, playing in the Hollywood Vampires supergroup with
Alice Cooper and Joe Perry for the last five years. He’s also collaborated with a wide variety of
musical artists over the last several decades from Oasis to Marilyn Manson to Stone Temple Pilots, just
to name a few.
The Jeff Beck UK Tour: We are working with our agents and promoters to reschedule dates and will
release the new tour routing as soon as we are able. All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled
concert dates.
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