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John Lydon dealt with grief better when he was on his own. The 68-year-old rock star lost his wife Nora Forster when she died in 2023 at the age of 80 following a battle with Alzheimer's disease and shortly after that had to deal with the death of his best friend and manager but is hoping to be able to move forward with his grief by going on tour with his show 'I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right' because he refuses to sit around in a state of "self-pity". Speaking on UK TV show 'Loose Women', he explained: "I've got no idea what I'm gonna be doing except there'll be two major pieces. One will ...
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John Lydon felt as if he lost "half" of himself when his wife died. The 68-year-old rock star - who was known as Johnny Rotten during his heyday with the Sex Pistols - nursed his wife Nora Forster through the last years of her life as she battled Alzheimer's disease and has now opened up about the moment he had to give medics permission to stop her treatment. He told Saga magazine: " 'It was like half of me went with her. Her last day was really painful for her. She was very short of breath and uncomfortable and I knew the end was coming. "It was awfully hard in the ambulance on the way to the...
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John Lydon is only able to eat baby food-style meals as his teeth are falling out. The 67-year-old former Sex Pistols frontman – who is recovering from the death of wife Nora Forster aged 80 in April after an Alzheimer’s battle – has admitted he is paying the ultimate price for not cleaning his gnashers over the years and is down to liquids and soft foods. John, aka Johnny Rotten, made the admission on BBC Radio 4 as he hit out at how his titanium teeth implants hadn’t worked – as he failed to take care of them. He said: “They’re not what they’re cracked up to be. They forgot to mention to me ...
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John Lydon is owed money by Vladimir Putin. The former Sex Pistols frontman had been due to play a gig in Ukraine with his band Public Image Ltd before the Russian invasion in February 2022 and he blames the tyrant for leaving him out of pocket after the show was cancelled. Asked for his worst decision by The Daily Telegraph newspaper, John said: "Playing in Ukraine with PiL just before the Russians invaded. We got ripped off. The promoter didn't turn up with the money. They left us stranded there and we had to get out of the place as quickly as possible. "And perhaps foolishly I said in an in...
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John Lydon’s wife Nora Forster has died aged 80 after her Alzheimer’s battle. The former Sex Pistols frontman, 67, became a primary carer for the German heiress after she was diagnosed with the disease in 2018, and recently spoken of his pain over watching her memory slip away as he launched a Eurovision song entry in her honour earlier this year. Announcing Nora’s death on his Twitter feed on Thursday (06.04.23), a statement from John, aka Johnny Rotten, who now fronts his Public Image Ltd (PiL) band, said alongside a picture of him hugging his late wife: “It is with a heavy heart that we sha...
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John Lydon fought tears as he told how his Eurovision song entry is dedicated to his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife. The former Sex Pistols frontman, 66, aka Johnny Rotten, will bid for a spot representing Ireland in this year’s contest with his Public Image Ltd band and their track ‘Hawaii’. He told The Sun newspaper while holding back tears in an emotional interview published on Saturday (14.01.23) about how the lyrics will reference his wife of more than 40 years Nora Forster’s fight with dementia: “We spent a magnificent holiday in Hawaii after a tour once and it was just the greatest week of o...
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John Lydon wants to “distance himself” from any potential attempt of the Sex Pistols trying to “cash in” on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. The 66-year-old former frontman of the punk band - who went by the alias Johnny Rotten - “wishes” to not be associated with any “activity” that seeks to profit from the death of the 96-year-old monarch as he feels it is disrespectful to those mourning her passing after more than 70 years on the throne. A post on his official Twitter account read: “John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabet...
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John Lydon is addled with stage fright and anxiety that was worse at the peak of his Sex Pistols pomp. The punk veteran, 66, frets about letting down his fans performing in his band PiL and says his fears gave him the empathy to write the Pistols’ savage lyrics. Lydon admitted: “I always panic”, before adding the “stage fright, rack of nerves, whatever you want to call it” is starting to bubble up again as he prepares to go on the road with PiL. He said he is riddled with “the worry that I will let people down, forget where I am and mug it all up”. When asked what his anxiety was like the 1970...
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Talulah Riley found it "intimidating" playing Dame Vivienne Westwood in 'Pistol'. The 36-year-old actress portrays the legendary fashion designer in the hotly-anticipated miniseries and was uncertain about taking the role because of her lack of fashion knowledge. Speaking about bringing Vivienne to life on screen, Talulah exclusively told BANG Showbiz at the global premiere of 'Pistol' in London's Leicester Square on Monday (23.05.22): "It was very intimidating. I don't have much of an indication when it comes to fashion so I was not typecast in this situation." Talulah explained how she was a...
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Christian Lees thinks John Lydon will enjoy 'Pistol' if he watches the show. The 26-year-old actor plays Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock in Danny Boyle's hotly-anticipated miniseries about the rise of the punk rockers – although the show has been controversial as lead singer Lydon – who is also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten – hit out at the show and took his former bandmates to court over the use of the group's music in the programme. Despite the disputes, Christian thinks that John would actually enjoy the show and Anson Boon's portrayal of him. Asked if John would enjoy the show, Le...
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