Sex Pistol to write tunes for Britney?

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Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has said that he would like to write songs for Britney Spears.

The veteran punk star argued that Spears’s recent troubles would help provide inspiration for some "good music".

"I haven’t written a song for Britney yet but I would love to," Lydon told The Sun.

"I’d like to help out because there’s a girl who needs some help. She’s been hurt. And hurt is the root core essence of good music."

The Sex Pistols headline this year’s Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday, June 14.