John Lydon: I wanted to be absolutely poignant about the catastrophe my wife is going through

The former Sex Pistol has written a tribute song to his wife, who is living with Alzheimer’s disease 

John Lydon at the preview for the Late Late Eurosong Special in RTE. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has said his Cork mother and Galway father would be "ever so chuffed" that he is in the running to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023.

"In many ways, they're with me right now," he said ahead of his performance with Public Image Limited (PIL) on The Late Late Eurosong Special, where the nation's entry will be chosen by a combination of votes awarded by the public, an international jury and a national jury.