Johnny Depp dropped by 'The Early Show' (weekdays, 7AM ET on CBS) and revealed that he gets into character by listening to custom mixes of music that evoke whoever he's playing.

"I get musical inspiration for the characters. Like, for example, there was a band -- actually, Terry Gilliam turned me onto this band called Sunset Rubdown. It was a great few songs on there that just defined the Hatter for me perfectly," Depp said, explaining how he got into character for Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland.'

Watch the video after the jump.Johnny Depp dropped by 'The Early Show' (weekdays, 7AM ET on CBS) and revealed that he gets into character by listening to custom mixes of music that evoke whoever he's playing.

"I get musical inspiration for the characters. Like, for example, there was a band -- actually, Terry Gilliam turned me onto this band called Sunset Rubdown. It was a great few songs on there that just defined the Hatter for me perfectly," Depp said, explaining how he got into character for Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland.'