BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Phil Spector 'not doing great'
He [Phil Spector] is very worried that any association be made between himself and Charles Manson
Phil
Spector
'not doing
great'
Little more than two months since the US producer Phil Spector was sentenced to 19 years in jail, his publicist has said he's not coping too well.
The Wall of Sound pioneer was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his home in May 2009, after a retrial.
"He's doing fair, at best, if not worse than fair. He's not doing great," said Hal Lifson about Spector's state.
Spector is currently residing in a medical facility at the Corcoran State Prison, central California.
The 68-year-old created some of the most memorable pop hits of the 60s for the likes of Ike and Tina Turner and The Ronettes.
"He's in a horrible situation with virtually nothing to do all day," explained Lifson to BBC 6 Music News, "Phil Spector was always a highly productive, creative person and now he's in a five by nine foot cell with no windows and maybe a half hour outside to walk around."
Not unexpectedly, Lifson said Spector's current existence is very limited.
"It's essentially solitary confinement," he said, "He doesn't have computer access, he only recently got a little TV.
"It's a terrible existence for a millionaire record producer who lived in mansions and most recently in a castle, a 35-room home.
"It's a huge, huge change of life for Phil Spector and a devastating turn in his life."
Manson approach
Meanwhile, Spector's publicist said he was "shaken" by a recent request from notorious convicted murderer, Charles Manson, for a musical collaboration.
Manson is in another maximum security section of the Corcoran State Prison.
The cult leader - who once worked with The Beach Boys - contacted the producer, who he revered as "the greatest who ever lived", via a note which he gave to a prison guard.
Lifson said Spector has no intention of responding to the message.
has been very, very alarmed and scared at the notion of Charles Manson contacting him
for any reason," he admitted, "He is very worried that any association be made between himself and Charles Manson.
"He [Spector] mentioned that he used to get phone calls from John Lennon and Tina Turner and now it's Charles Manson calling, so he said, 'Go figure'.
"It was kind of a dark humour comment."
Spector is set to appeal in 2010 and if he fails at the state court of appeal, Lifson said Spector plans to go to the federal court of appeal in Washington.
July 29, 2009
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June 23, 1923 – July 27, 2009
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Pete Drake was an in-demand Nashville producer and pedal steel guitarist during the ’60s and ’70s. In 1950, Drake formed an Atlanta based band that included Joe South, Doug Kershaw, Jerry Reed and Roger Miller. He later moved to Nashville where he played on hits by the likes of Bob Dylan, Lynn Anderson, Tammy Wynette, Joan Baez, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. While in Nashville he developed a unique device to play his guitar through – it was called a “talk box” and it would reach the masses in later recordings by Peter Frampton and Joe Walsh. Drake died of lung cancer on July 29, 1988. Pete Drake passed away of natural causes on July 29, 1988.