Sex Pistols star John Lydon has expressed a desire to work with Britney Spears – claiming he can help the singer overcome her personal problems.

“I haven’t written a song for Britney yet but I would love to,” Lydon told the Sun newspaper.

“I’d like to help out because there’s a girl who needs some help,” he added.

Lydon said that he believed Spears had been “hurt” over recent years and that “hurt is the root core essence of good music.”

As previously reported, Sex Pistols will headline the Isle of Wight Festival this summer along with the Kaiser Chiefs and The Police.

(by Jason Gregory)