John Lydon says he’s now a full-time carer for his wife, who has Alzheimer’s

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy John Lydon, the Sex Pistols frontman also known as Johnny Rotten, has revealed how he has become a full-time carer for his wife as she struggles with Alzheimer’s. Lydon said he had accepted Forster’s condition was incurable, and suggested the way he had achieved that was “to get to grips with it and lay off the self-pity”. God, you know, if Johnny bloody Rotten can do it, f***ing hell, what’s your excuse?” In the same interview, Lydon condemned Danny Boyle’s new six-part series, Pistol, about the formation of his band, following the release of publicity photos for the project. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up The band rose to fame with their controversial track “God Save the Queen”, released during the week of Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee in 1977.