He appeared in the Fast Show (see above).

His children, Lily-Rose and Jack, are named after a Bob Dylan song - Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (probably).

Bob Dylan mentioned him in his 'Father' Theme Time Radio Hour - "I got an email from Johnny Depp in France. He asks who was the father of Communism?" - though is almost defiantly an untruth, it still means Johnny Depp is good.

He financed Hunter S Thompsons funeral.

He says cool things.

Edward Scissorhands, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Pirates of the Caribbean are three of the bestest films.

He was in a Tom Petty Video.

He played guitar on the Oasis track Fade In-Out

He bases his characters on famous musicians.