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.

美国制片人Phil Spector被判刑19年有期徒刑刚好两个月时间多一点，他的发言人称他法庭上不是很合作。

In 2007, during his first trial, a jury failed to reach a unanimous decision

The Wall of Sound pioneer was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his home in May 2009, after a retrial（再审）.

"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（住，居留） in a medical facility at the Corcoran State Prison, central California.

The 68-year-old created some of the most memorable¹ 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 essentially² solitary³ confinement（单独监禁）," 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 mansions⁴ and most recently in a castle, a 35-room home.

"It's a huge, huge change of life for Phil Spector and a devastating⁵ turn in his life."

Manson approach

Meanwhile, Spector's publicist said he was "shaken" by a recent request from notorious（臭名昭著的） convicted murderer, Charles Manson, for a musical collaboration⁶.

Manson is in another maximum security section of the Corcoran State Prison.

The cult⁷（礼拜） leader - who once worked with The Beach Boys - contacted the producer, who he revered⁸（尊敬，崇敬） 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.

"Phil Spector 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.