Phil Spector cannot cope with prison

PHIL SPECTOR is finding life behind bars extremely difficult, his publicist has revealed.

The 68-year-old music producer, who was convicted of murder in May, is struggling to cope with prison life.

Speaking to BBC 6 Music, Hal Lifson, said: "He's doing fair, at best, if not worse than fair. He's not doing great.

He's in a horrible situation with virtually nothing to do all day

"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.

"It's essentially solitary confinement. 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."

Lifson also revealed that murderer Charles Manson wants to work with Spector.

He said he was horrified to receive a note from Manson via a guard at California's Corcoran State Prison, where they are both serving their sentences.

Lifson added: "Phil Spector has been very, very alarmed and scared at the notion of Charles Manson contacting him for any reason.

"He is very worried that any association be made between himself and Charles Manson.

"Phil 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 was found guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his California home in 2003 and was sentenced to 19 years in prison.