Johnny Depp write songs with Steven Tyler

Johnny Depp is writing music with Steven Tyler.

The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides actor who has previously played guitar on tracks by Oasis and Shane McGowan has struck up a friendship with the Aerosmith rocker and says their collaboration is a “dream come true”.

“We’ve been hanging out here and there,” Johnny said. “He’s someone I’ve admired greatly for such a long time. The idea of writing songs with him is a dream come true.”

Steven recently admitted he would love to see Johnny play him in a movie of his life and the 47-year-old actor would jump at the chance to portray the rocker.

“I would give it a shot, why not,” he said.

Meanwhile, Johnny who reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has admitted he was pleased Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards agreed to return to the franchise as Captain Teague because spending time with the legendary musician makes him feel like he is in a rock band.

“To be able to bring him back into the ‘Pirates’ fold, where he most certainly belongs, was a gas,” he said.

“Just spending a couple days sharing a trailer, it was as close, I suppose, as being in a rock ‘n’ roll band with him as you can get.”