Tom Dunne's Music & Me: Judgeth not the music hero who'd sell their soul to a brand 

Covid has underlined how insecure the entertainment industry can be, and Johnny Rotten's recent revelation shows how you can't begrudge stars seeking other sources of income 
Tom Dunne's Music & Me: Judgeth not the music hero who'd sell their soul to a brand 

John Lydon got a lot of stick for advertising Country Life Butter in 2008, but recently said he's glad he has the money to propertly look after his wife, who is suffering from dementia. 

When Covid first hit, my idea of a long audio book was 12 hours. That, I imagined, together with a fit dog, would get me through. Now, many Covid centuries later, I laugh in the face of 50-hour durations. The dog doesn’t, he’s half dead, but I increasingly see anything less as not worth the shoe leather.

So I embraced Philip Norman’s 60-hour biography of Paul McCartney. I got it on a ‘two for one’ offer. Like a child at the checkout seeing sweets, I just threw it in the basket. I never thought I’d actually listen, but then a lot of people also thought they’d never make sourdough bread.

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