Johnny combs his hair... (or) I'll slice them till they're running red...
I'm sure most of you are already familiar with this story by now, but Johnny Depp's vocal performance in the latest Tim Burton movie, musical thriller Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, continues to draw comparisons to the voice of David Bowie.
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant made the following observations on BBC TWO's Newsnight programme on Thursday evening: "Johhny Depp kind of channels David Bowie. It [Depp's voice] sounds very like David Bowie and his Cockney accent...he's definitely channelling. It's like David Bowie singing Bertolt Brecht, almost."
This was the modest man's response: "I certainly would never have expected that kind of compliment...to be even mentioned in the same breath as someone like David Bowie. Certainly wasn't intentional."
Well, whether anyone influenced Johnny or not, it's certainly not an unfair comparison by Mr Tenant. Check out the Baal EP for the evidence.
Personally I think it sounds more like Mr Depp is imitating David Bowie imitating Anthony Newley.
Thanx to BowieNetter m.art for the original Newsnight pointer and to the Rev 'Fat Des' Fop for the link to this