Gay for Johnny Depp

Gay for Johnny Depp is a hardcore band formed in New York, USA. Members are: Sid Jagger (Guitar – Real name: Joseph Grillo), Marty Leopard (Vocals – Real name: Arty Shepherd), Chelsea Piers (Bass – Real name: Lyndon Roeller), JJ Samanen (drums). They are known for the lyrical content of their songs, which is often concerned with the band's homoerotic obsession over the actor Johnny Depp.

History

Formed from ex-members of post-hardcore bands Garrison and Instruction in 2004, Gay for Johnny Depp released their first recording effort, Erotically Charged Dance Songs for the Desperate, on 12 July 2004. The 5-track EP was met with positive reviews which often compared Gay for Johnny Depp to fellow hardcore bands The Blood Brothers and The Locust.

The band recorded their second EP, The Natural Lubricant , in the summer of 2005, and released it on 19 September 2005 on the UK label Captains Of Industry. This was supported by a small tour of the UK. The record gained Gay for Johnny Depp a lot of fans, due to the unusual song titles as much as the music itself.

On 9 June 2006 Gay for Johnny Depp played at the Download Festival in Donington Park, UK. In that same year, their song Sex In Your Mouth was released on the Kerrang! compilation album, New Breed.

The band has recorded one full-length album, The Politics of Cruelty. It was released on 5 November 2007 and was rare example of a hardcore band receiving positive reviews in publications such as NME, Q, The Guardian and Uncut as...
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