Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten opens up about stalking hell: Punk rock icon, 67, begs female fan who broke into back yard of his LA home to leave him alone – as he slams police for failing to act
- The woman’s obsessive stalking included constant phone calls and letters
- The punk rock star, 67, has since filed a stalking report to LA County Police
Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has opened up about his torment at the hands of an obsessed stalker while mourning for his late wife.
The punk rocker, 67, has filed a stalking with LA County police, alleging the woman, who is said to be ‘convinced’ she is his daughter, has harassed him with repeated phone calls and trespassed on his property.
Lydon said the ordeal has come at the worst possible time as he grieves the recent death of his wife of 44 years Nora, The Mirror reports.
He said: ‘I tried talking to her on the phone and telling her it’s not right, and in light of the grief I’m going through at the moment… but she takes no notice.
‘There’s been no response whatsoever [from the police] so I’m on my own on this one. It’s not what I need at the moment. It’s quite a frightening feeling at night, when you hear creaking going on around the house because you don’t know what their full intent is.
John Lydon’s German-born wife Nora Forster, a respected agent for punk rock bands, died aged 80 in April after a battle with Alzheimer’s. Pictured together in 2005
The woman has reportedly turned up at the 67-year-old’s house multiple times
John Lydon AKA Jonny Rotten (centre) performing with fellow Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious (left) and Paul Cook (right), in London in 1977
‘I hope she gets help but there’s no one out there to help in these situations, and so they end up helping themselves to a slice of other people’s existence.
‘And if you dare step outside of their perceptions, they want to harm you. It really is a hole in the head that shouldn’t be there.’
He added the problem has been compounded by limited privacy laws in America, saying it is too easy to find another’s phone number and address.
It comes as in April this year Rotten, whose real name is John Lydon, lost his wife of almost five decades after her five-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
The singer has often spoken about being a full-time carer for Nora Forster, 80, who he previously said he ‘always loved’ and couldn’t live without.
A heartfelt statement on his account said: ‘It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that Nora Forster – John Lydon’s wife of nearly five decades – has passed away.
‘Nora had been living with Alzheimer’s for several years. In which time John had become her full-time carer. Please respect John’s grief and allow him space. Rest in Peace Nora.’
The British punk pioneer lived in southern California with Nora and served as her primary carer for some five years after she was diagnosed with the illness – a life-limiting neurodegenerative condition.
Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten (pictured last year) has said he is being harassed by a female stalker
The punk rock star (pictured during a performance) met the stalker face-to-face in his back yard and told her to leave the property
Lydon, 67, admitted recently that life without the publishing heiress, his wife of 44-years, was unthinkable. They are pictured together in the late 70s
Lydon married Nora in 1979 and recently admitted that life without the former model would be ‘unbearable’.
Last month the singer revealed he has teamed with US bike company Ionic to put his name to their Johnny Rotten bike, which was first released in the early 2000s and will now bear an image drawn by the rocker.
Ionic are said to have approached Johnny to ask if he would officially collaborate to which he agreed and the new line of the bike now features a drawing he penned of himself performing alongside his signature.
The pushbike does not come cheap, with the frame alone marketing for $2,250 (£1,775) while the entire kit sells for £7,730 (£6,810).
The collaboration is not the first to cause shockwaves, as Johnny left fans staggered in 2008 when he truly left his punk legacy in the past by starring in £5m TV campaign for Country Life butter – a move he defended after.
The latest project comes after the star claimed that his former band Sex Pistols were ‘tastelessly’ trying to ‘cash in’ on the Queen’s death with their punk single God Save The Queen in September last year.
He said he was ‘distancing’ himself from any activity from the band which aimed to promote their 1977 track, claiming it was ‘disrespectful’ to the Royal Family.
Johnny penned the lyrics to God Save the Queen and the anti-royalist song was famously released just before the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.
Rotten has teamed with US bike company Ionic to put his name to their Johnny Rotten bike, which was first released in the early 2000s and will now bear an image drawn by the rocker
Johnny Rotten (pictured left) left fans staggered in 2008 when he starred in £5m TV campaign for Country Life butter
In a series of tweets, he alleged that Sex Pistols have approved ‘a number of requests’ against his wishes, as he accused the band of trying to ‘cash in’ on Her Majesty’s death
In a series of tweets, shared by John’s account and his band Public Image Ltd, he alleged that Sex Pistols had approved ‘a number of requests’ against his wishes, as he accused the band of trying to ‘cash in’ on Her Majesty’s death.
But a spokesperson for the Sex Pistols called John’s comments ‘baffling’ and said they didn’t understand what the singer was referring to in his tweets.
A spokesperson for the Sex Pistols told MailOnline: ‘We cannot understand what [John] would be referring to. Other than a couple requests for use of imagery or audio in news reports on the Queen and her impact on culture, there’s nothing new relating to God Save The Queen being promoted or released in any way.’
John’s tweets read: ‘John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
‘The musicians in the band and their management have approved a number of requests against John’s wishes on the basis of the majority court-ruling agreement.
‘In John’s view, the timing for endorsing any Sex Pistols requests for commercial gain in connection with ‘God Save The Queen’ in particular is tasteless and disrespectful to the Queen and her family at this moment in time.
‘John wrote the lyrics to this historical song, and while he has never supported the monarchy, he feels that the family deserves some respect in this difficult time, as would be expected for any other person or family when someone close to them has died.
‘Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth II. Send her victorious.’
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