Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have finally responded to the claims that they have stolen lyrics from an incarcerated man's poem for their new song.
Earlier this week, reports emerged that the music duo have allegedly ripped off a significant portion of their lyrics from someone else's work.
"Sad Motehf---in Parade," the fourth track of Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck's recently-released album, "18," was allegedly the one that benefitted from the work.
Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Rep Finally Responded to Stolen Lyrics Claims
Last August 5, Rolling Stone published an in-depth story interviewing Bruce Jackson, a folklorist who released and documented the works of an incarcerated man named Slim Wilson. He has apparently served time for robbery and murder.
In the article, he alleged that Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck's fourth track on their collaborative album, "18," titled "Sad Motherf---in Parade," contained a large portion of Wilson's poem, "Hobo Ben."
In response to the claims, a representative of the two musicians said to Rolling Stone that they are "reviewing the enquiry relating to the song 'Sad Motherf---in' Parade.' If appropriate, additional copyright credits will be added to all forms of the album."
According to PEOPLE Magazine, Depp and Beck's representatives have not responded to their requests for comment.
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Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Stolen Lyrics Allegations Issue
Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck's "Sad Motherf---in Parade" contained "strikingly similar" lyrics from Slim Wilson's poem titled "Hobo Ben."
In Wilson's poem, he wrote the following stanza:
"Ladies of culture and beauty so refined, is there one among you that would grant me wine?/I'm raggedy I know, but I have no stink/and God bless the lady that'll buy me a drink.'/Heavy-hipted Hattie turned to Nadine with a laugh/and said, 'What that funky motherfucker really need, child, is a bath."
A huge chunk of the stanza found its way into Depp and Beck's song.
"I'm raggedy I know, but I have no stink/and God bless the lady that'll buy me a drink.'/Heavy-hipted Hattie turned to Nadine with a laugh/and said, 'What that funky motherfucker really need, child, is a bath," the two sang.
Meanwhile, the original publisher and producer, Bruce Jackson expressed his disappointment in the alleged copying, noting that almost the entire song was stolen except for two lines.
The album, "18," which was released earlier this year, made no mention of Slim Wilson or Bruce Jackson.
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