Nora Forster, the wife of Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon better known as Johnny Rotten, died this week following a years-long battle with Alzheimer's.
better known as Johnny Rotten, died this week following a years-long battle with Alzheimer's.
On Thursday, the sad news of the music promoter's passing was announced on Lydon's official Twitter account. Sharing a photo of the punk rocker posing with his wife of almost 50 years, theread, “Rest in Peace Nora Forster. It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that Nora Forster—John Lydon's wife of nearly 5 decades—has passed away. Nora had been living with Alzheimer’s for several years. In which time John had become her full time carer.
Forster, who was a German publishing heiress, first encountered Lydon when she was living in London in the '70s and working as a music promoter, providing financial support to up-and-coming punk bands like the Clash, the Slits, and, of course, the Sex Pistols. Lydon and the heiress first met in 1975 at Vivienne Westwood's iconic store Sex, and would go on to get married in 1979. They remained married until Forster's death and never had any children together.
Lydon first revealed that he had taken on the role of full-time caretaker of his wife in a 2020 interview with, explaining that he made the difficult decision because he didn't want to “let anyone mess up with her head.” He continued, “For me the real person is still there. That person I love is still there every minute of every day and that is my life.
He also explained that he was doing everything he could to give her the best possible care. “It’s quite amazing as the alleged experts we have had to deal with at enormous expense have said that they have been very impressed that she never ever forgets me, we are constantly there with each other [in her mind] and that bit won’t go,” he said. “Why pay for professionals to work on this when I think the message is a bit of love goes a long way.
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