So what's it like to met your hero? When you're a celebrity you get those chances. When you're Johnny Depp you get the chance even if your hero is Keith Richards. It's no secret that Depp thinks pretty highly of Richards. Depp himself is a musician who fronted a band for a whole. He also based his Captain Jack Sparrow character on the legendary Stones wild man (Not the first time such a thing has happened. Jim Henson based the Animal Muppet on Richards!). So naturally meeting Richards must've been a big deal for him.IN fact Depp knew Richards' son Marlon for awhile. That lead to entrance into the Richards' premises and eventually a meeting with Big Keith. So how'd that go? Well Richards claims that he had no idea who Depp was for about 2 years. According to KR Depp was one of a bunch of Marlon's friends who hung around the house playing guitar. Richards claims he never asked who any of them were because if he did the usual response was "I'm a drug dealer".
Richards recalls, "It took me two years before I realised who he was. He was just one of my son Marlon's mates, hanging around the house playing guitar. I never ask Marlon's mates who they are, because you know, (they say) 'I'm a dope dealer'.
You call that a knife?
It's not that Richards was unfamiliar with Depp's work - it's just that it to a little while for KR to sort things out in his head. Eventually the pieces clicked together for Keith. As he tells it Johnny was over for dinner and sitting down eating with a knife and fork. Somehow that jogged Richards memory - "Whoa - you're Scissorhands!" That was when Richards discovered that the house guest was not only one of the most famous actors in the world, but a big KR fan. Richards' response was - 'Get over it, Johnny.' The 60's lasted a lot longer for some people than for others, and for Keith Richards they seem to be still going strong! Welcome to the time warp!
You can tell that Animal was inspired by Richards - the Rolling Stones style Big Mouth on the drum set is the give away!
