Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp premiere new video for their cover of John Lennon’s ‘Isolation’

The video features live performance footage captured at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2019

Legendary guitarist and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Beck, has released his latest collaboration with actor and musician, Johnny Depp; a re-imagining of John Lennon’s classic single “Isolation.” Both Beck and Depp have premiered the official music video for the track, featuring live footage of their performance from Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival last September.

Watch Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp perform “Isolation” below:

Since the single’s release last month, “Isolation” has been critically praised as “riveting” by Rolling Stone, who stated 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 film by long-time Beck collaborators Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Rhonda Smith on bass, and Vanessa Freebairn-Smith on cello.

“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 known worldwide as one of the most talented and accomplished guitarists in the world and has performed alongside some of the greatest artists of rock, blues, and jazz. He has earned eight Grammy Awards, been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” and has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice; once as a member of the Yardbirds and again as a solo artist. He celebrated his five decades of music in the summer of 2016 with an incredible concert at the famous Hollywood Bowl.

Depp has achieved musical success playing in the Hollywood Vampires supergroup with Alice Cooper, and Joe Perry for the last five years, and has been performing music since his teenage years. He’s collaborated with a number of musical artists over the last several decades, including Oasis, Marilyn Manson and Stone Temple Pilots, to name a few.

The Jeff Beck UK Tour has been rescheduled for April and May 2021. All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled concert dates.

Rescheduled 2021 UK tour dates:

April 21 – Sheffield City Hall – Sheffield
April 22 – York Barbican – York
April 23 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
April 25 – Symphony Hall – Birmingham
April 26 – The Sage – Gateshead
April 27 – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – Glasgow
April 30 – St. David’s Hall – Cardiff
May 1 – Royal Albert Hall – London
May 2 – Royal Albert Hall – London

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