“Johnny Depp was the worst guitarist I’d ever seen”: The moment the man who discovered Mötley Crüe and Guns N’ Roses knew Depp wasn’t meant to be a rock star
Johnny Depp needs no introduction. However, it wasn’t always like that, especially when he was pursuing a music career. But, according to Tom Zutaut – the man who signed Guns N’ Roses and Mötley Crüe – he did have star quality.
“For the most part, there’s just a certain kind of energy,” explains Zutaut in an interview on the x5 Podcast. “I mean, I discovered Johnny Depp… I thought that Johnny Depp isn’t going to be a rock star.”
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