I am a novelist! Sex Pistols star spruiks book project

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Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon is writing a novel.
The 69-year-old punk rock great has been rebuilding his life in the wake of the death of his wife Nora, who passed away aged 80 in April 2023 from Alzheimer's.
After a prolonged period of grieving, Lydon has thrown himself back into his music and other creative projects including an ambition he has had for years - writing a fictional book.
"I am writing a book, of sorts. Of course, it's based on truth, but it's a juxtaposition of the characters," he told the Contact Music website.
"I can't just sit down and not do nothing - it's not my way.
"Yet I've created a wonderful impression that I just sit around watching TV all day, which I can't stand doing."
Lydon - whose best friend and long-time manager John "Rambo" Stevens died in December 2023, aged 66 - has also started creating new paintings and intends to organise an exhibition of his work.
"I love painting," he said.
"There's an enticement there that I start collecting my paintings and displaying them. I've used them in books that I've put together in the past.
"There's a whole bunch of new stuff that is very relevant to me. If there's an audience for that, then that's well and fine.
"If there isn't then I can wait. Even after death."
Lydon said his fans' support had been crucial since he lost Nora and made him realise he was a "nice person" who people cared about.
"That's news to me," he said.
"From early youth, I thought I was a nobody and I had no real self-respect, but through an audience they've given me something about myself that I never notice, which is that I'm actually a nice person. I never knew that."
Lydon is on the road with his band Public Image Ltd, but previously toured a one-man spoken word show, admitting he felt a lot of love from fans during question and answer dates.
"I found great joy and glee doing the solo talking shows," he said.
"The combination of the audience and me just there alone, head in the guillotine - it was a very frightful affair, but it worked.
"I found out that I am naturally personable, oddly enough, and approachable. Great. The people that turned up for that did me no end of good and I love them to death for that.
"It's a sad and bitter regret, personally, that I wasn't aware of that and that I'd forgotten that.
"It was a case of that I wasn't doing this for myself. There's a lot of people that matter in my life and most of them I don't even know.
"But we do know each other by being kindred spirits. That was very rewarding."
Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon is writing a novel.
The 69-year-old punk rock great has been rebuilding his life in the wake of the death of his wife Nora, who passed away aged 80 in April 2023 from Alzheimer's.
After a prolonged period of grieving, Lydon has thrown himself back into his music and other creative projects including an ambition he has had for years - writing a fictional book.
"I am writing a book, of sorts. Of course, it's based on truth, but it's a juxtaposition of the characters," he told the Contact Music website.
"I can't just sit down and not do nothing - it's not my way.
"Yet I've created a wonderful impression that I just sit around watching TV all day, which I can't stand doing."
Lydon - whose best friend and long-time manager John "Rambo" Stevens died in December 2023, aged 66 - has also started creating new paintings and intends to organise an exhibition of his work.
"I love painting," he said.
"There's an enticement there that I start collecting my paintings and displaying them. I've used them in books that I've put together in the past.
"There's a whole bunch of new stuff that is very relevant to me. If there's an audience for that, then that's well and fine.
"If there isn't then I can wait. Even after death."
Lydon said his fans' support had been crucial since he lost Nora and made him realise he was a "nice person" who people cared about.
"That's news to me," he said.
"From early youth, I thought I was a nobody and I had no real self-respect, but through an audience they've given me something about myself that I never notice, which is that I'm actually a nice person. I never knew that."
Lydon is on the road with his band Public Image Ltd, but previously toured a one-man spoken word show, admitting he felt a lot of love from fans during question and answer dates.
"I found great joy and glee doing the solo talking shows," he said.
"The combination of the audience and me just there alone, head in the guillotine - it was a very frightful affair, but it worked.
"I found out that I am naturally personable, oddly enough, and approachable. Great. The people that turned up for that did me no end of good and I love them to death for that.
"It's a sad and bitter regret, personally, that I wasn't aware of that and that I'd forgotten that.
"It was a case of that I wasn't doing this for myself. There's a lot of people that matter in my life and most of them I don't even know.
"But we do know each other by being kindred spirits. That was very rewarding."
Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon is writing a novel.
The 69-year-old punk rock great has been rebuilding his life in the wake of the death of his wife Nora, who passed away aged 80 in April 2023 from Alzheimer's.
After a prolonged period of grieving, Lydon has thrown himself back into his music and other creative projects including an ambition he has had for years - writing a fictional book.
"I am writing a book, of sorts. Of course, it's based on truth, but it's a juxtaposition of the characters," he told the Contact Music website.
"I can't just sit down and not do nothing - it's not my way.
"Yet I've created a wonderful impression that I just sit around watching TV all day, which I can't stand doing."
Lydon - whose best friend and long-time manager John "Rambo" Stevens died in December 2023, aged 66 - has also started creating new paintings and intends to organise an exhibition of his work.
"I love painting," he said.
"There's an enticement there that I start collecting my paintings and displaying them. I've used them in books that I've put together in the past.
"There's a whole bunch of new stuff that is very relevant to me. If there's an audience for that, then that's well and fine.
"If there isn't then I can wait. Even after death."
Lydon said his fans' support had been crucial since he lost Nora and made him realise he was a "nice person" who people cared about.
"That's news to me," he said.
"From early youth, I thought I was a nobody and I had no real self-respect, but through an audience they've given me something about myself that I never notice, which is that I'm actually a nice person. I never knew that."
Lydon is on the road with his band Public Image Ltd, but previously toured a one-man spoken word show, admitting he felt a lot of love from fans during question and answer dates.
"I found great joy and glee doing the solo talking shows," he said.
"The combination of the audience and me just there alone, head in the guillotine - it was a very frightful affair, but it worked.
"I found out that I am naturally personable, oddly enough, and approachable. Great. The people that turned up for that did me no end of good and I love them to death for that.
"It's a sad and bitter regret, personally, that I wasn't aware of that and that I'd forgotten that.
"It was a case of that I wasn't doing this for myself. There's a lot of people that matter in my life and most of them I don't even know.
"But we do know each other by being kindred spirits. That was very rewarding."
Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon is writing a novel.
The 69-year-old punk rock great has been rebuilding his life in the wake of the death of his wife Nora, who passed away aged 80 in April 2023 from Alzheimer's.
After a prolonged period of grieving, Lydon has thrown himself back into his music and other creative projects including an ambition he has had for years - writing a fictional book.
"I am writing a book, of sorts. Of course, it's based on truth, but it's a juxtaposition of the characters," he told the Contact Music website.
"I can't just sit down and not do nothing - it's not my way.
"Yet I've created a wonderful impression that I just sit around watching TV all day, which I can't stand doing."
Lydon - whose best friend and long-time manager John "Rambo" Stevens died in December 2023, aged 66 - has also started creating new paintings and intends to organise an exhibition of his work.
"I love painting," he said.
"There's an enticement there that I start collecting my paintings and displaying them. I've used them in books that I've put together in the past.
"There's a whole bunch of new stuff that is very relevant to me. If there's an audience for that, then that's well and fine.
"If there isn't then I can wait. Even after death."
Lydon said his fans' support had been crucial since he lost Nora and made him realise he was a "nice person" who people cared about.
"That's news to me," he said.
"From early youth, I thought I was a nobody and I had no real self-respect, but through an audience they've given me something about myself that I never notice, which is that I'm actually a nice person. I never knew that."
Lydon is on the road with his band Public Image Ltd, but previously toured a one-man spoken word show, admitting he felt a lot of love from fans during question and answer dates.
"I found great joy and glee doing the solo talking shows," he said.
"The combination of the audience and me just there alone, head in the guillotine - it was a very frightful affair, but it worked.
"I found out that I am naturally personable, oddly enough, and approachable. Great. The people that turned up for that did me no end of good and I love them to death for that.
"It's a sad and bitter regret, personally, that I wasn't aware of that and that I'd forgotten that.
"It was a case of that I wasn't doing this for myself. There's a lot of people that matter in my life and most of them I don't even know.
"But we do know each other by being kindred spirits. That was very rewarding."