Depp’s Sweeney Todd inspiration
Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Hot Momma
Photos from yesterdays press conference and the “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” New York Premiere.
Johnny Depp who found inspiration from Keith Richards, for his Pirates Of The Caribbean character Jack Sparrow, turned to another rocker for his spark as he debuts his singing skills in to play the musical demon barber of Fleet Street for pal TIM BURTON’s new movie musical. Depp needed inspiration because singing does not come second nature for him:
“I’ve always been frightened of karaoke so I never tried it. It scares the hell out of me… And I’ve never been that drunk.”
Depp credits punk rock icon IGGY POP for singing inspiration and classic horror movie stars Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff with helping him create the character of SWEENEY TODD.
He says, “Iggy has a beautiful deep quality about him and he’s a real crooner, so that’s where the musical element of Todd came from, I guess.
“And early on, Tim and I spoke about silent film and the king of silent cinema, especially the horror genre, was Lon Chaney Sr. So using him was an inspiration, as was Boris Karloff. We liked the classic, iconic image of movie monsters.”
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