Johnny Depp Was By Jeff Beck’s ‘Bedside When He Died’: He’s ‘Totally Devastated’

Johnny Depp was by the bedside of his adjacent person Jeff Beck arsenic helium passed away. The actor, 59, is “totally devastated” after the decease of the legendary guitarist astatine the property of 78, per PEOPLE magazine. The work noted that the Pirates of the Caribbean actor was “was by Jeff’s bedside erstwhile helium died on with immoderate different stone stars.”

“They had a truly choky friendship, they were highly close, and helium got adjacent person implicit this past summertime erstwhile they were touring together,” the root besides said to PEOPLE. “The sickness came connected truly rapidly and it each deteriorated rapidly successful the past mates weeks,” they explained, adding that, “Johnny is inactive processing this news. He’s devastated.”

Johnny Depp performs with Jeff Beck. (Jussi Nukari/Shutterstock)

Johnny and Jeff spent a just magnitude of clip unneurotic successful 2022 arsenic they collaborated connected their associated album 18, which dropped connected July 15. The archetypal azygous “This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr,” besides featured a euphony video with some men. Weeks up of the album, Johnny hit the roadworthy with the musician and popped up arsenic a astonishment performer astatine respective of his shows aft winning his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard,.

Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp performed songs from their medium ’18’ implicit the summer. (Jussi Nukari/Shutterstock)

Johnny has antecedently spoken fondly of his adjacent friend, opening up past summertime astir what it was similar to enactment unneurotic connected an album. “It’s an bonzer grant to play and constitute euphony with Jeff, 1 of the existent greats and idiosyncratic I americium present privileged capable to telephone my brother,” the Kentucky autochthonal said astatine the time. The emotion was mutual, arsenic Beck added that helium hadn’t had “another creative” spouse similar Johnny successful “ages.”

“He was a large unit connected this record. I conscionable anticipation radical volition instrumentality him earnestly arsenic a instrumentalist due to the fact that it’s a hard happening for immoderate radical to judge that Johnny Depp tin sing stone and roll,” Jeff besides said astatine the time.

Beck passed distant aft contracting bacterial meningitis connected Jan. 10, per a connection issued connected his authoritative Twitter relationship connected Jan. 11. “On behalf of his family, it is with heavy and profound sadness that we stock the quality of Jeff Beck’s passing,” the statement confirmed. “After abruptly contracting bacterial meningitis, helium peacefully passed distant yesterday. His household inquire for privateness portion they process this tremendous loss.”

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