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Berkers,P & Eckelaer, M (2012). Rock and Roll or Rock and Fall? Gendered Framing of the Rock and Roll Lifestyles of Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty in British Broadsheets. Rotterdam: Erasmus University

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Berkers,P & Eckelaer, M (2012). Rock and Roll or Rock and Fall? Gendered Framing of the Rock and Roll Lifestyles of Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty in British Broadsheets. Rotterdam: Erasmus University

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This academic work builds on the theory of Doherty as Winehouse's male counterpart - both widely covered for their 'rock-and-roll' lifestyles in positive and negative light. The authors use the two artists to compare how the media report differently based on gender. Subsequently, the work also focuses on the portrayal of masculinity and femininity in the rock genre and society as a whole.

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One of many 'guerilla gigs' that the Libertines performed at Doherty's house (c.2004)

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One of many 'guerilla gigs' that the Libertines performed at Doherty's house (c.2004)

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The Libertines' frontmen, Doherty and Barat, made a habit of performing impromptu gigs from their own London apartment for small crowds. The gigs were intimate and unconventional. It was also a tradition Doherty refused to stop doing until considerably after his involvement with the band. To welcome fans into your home for gigs, suggests a trait of authenticity for Doherty

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Libertines - Guerilla gig, ends with Guns of Brixton

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Travelling Tinker - a song about late friend Alan Wass (2019)

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Travelling Tinker - a song about late friend Alan Wass (2019)

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Pete Doherty dedicates a song to his "good friend" Alan Wass. Alan Wass' drug-related death was connected to Doherty in the media. This song is part of a pattern of behaviour which shows Doherty owning more accountability for his star image, and also exemplifies his retrospective attitude towards his own life and fame.

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My friend went on
He went on
And I walk alone
He went on
Nobody to blame
Just something went wrong
Could always blame the Devil
Could blame God

I was working on the mainline
All my lifelong day
All my lifelong day
Love and love alone we find
To pave and light the way
Pave and light your troubled way

And now he's gone
No more lies
No more fights
No more freewheeling
Or double-dealing
From the travelling tinker
Got, hook line and sinker

'Cause I was working on the mainline
All my lifelong day
All my lifelong day
Love and love alone we find
To pave and light the way
Pave and light your troubled way

My friend went on
He went on
I was alone and he went on

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Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres - Travelling Tinker

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Doherty explains idolisation of the strokes (2022)

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Doherty explains idolisation of the strokes (2022)

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The Strokes and The Libertines were arguably were the two largest, most influential garage-rock bands of the early 2000s. Doherty now admits that Barat and he styled The Libertines on The Strokes: fashion, attitude, musical genre, behaviour.

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Amid the cultural transformation that ushered in the 2000s, two bands rose to prominence: The Libertines and The Strokes. Both captured the sound of the modern city in a swirl of garage rock that came to typify what it meant to be young and free in the early years of the 21st century. In his new book, A Likely Lad, Libertines frontman Pete Doherty recalls the first time he listened to Julian Casablancas and the band.

Although The Libertines' first album came as a surprise to many, the reality was that Pete Doherty and the more business-minded Carl Barât had been looking to secure a record deal for years. In fact, according to A Likely Lad, they were willing to do anything to get what they wanted, including changing their sound and clothes to conform to the tastes of Rough Trade. "It became known as plan A," Doherty recalls "Get the best looking people and be as much like The Strokes as possible. That's how it was." This was definitely not the way Doherty had envisioned getting into the music industry, but it had pretty much been his plan all along.

The frontman came across The Strokes before either they or The Libertines had managed to break through. "I was still working on a building site when I first saw a picture of them - there was a little article in Dazed & Confused. All I could see was me, Carl, Steve and John - one of them was even wearing the same T-shirt Steve had been wearing for years. I was thinking, 'How dare they?' Then Francesca bought back one of those Rough Trade triple A-side CDs, The Modern Age EP that came out in early 2001." On listening to the EP, Doherty was blown away. "I'd never heard anything like it - it sounded like the better quality rehearsals that we'd had when Steve was on the drums. It sounded like a band having a good time in a room, and the lyrics were amazing."

The Strokes made a huge impression on Doherty and, judging from an interview with Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi, it wasn't long before Doherty made an impression on them. In Lizzy Goodman's book Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City, 2001-2011, Valensi remembers meeting a pre-fame Doherty in a club shortly before The Libertines made it big. "We were in the loudest club in the world, and there was this guy sitting in the corner of the club, surrounded by kind of slutty-looking girls, and he was playing the acoustic guitar in this super-loud club."

Valensi continued: "He wanted to talk to me, show me songs he had written, telling me he's starting a band. He was with this Italian girl, and the whole thing felt like there was sexual undertones. They were obviously together, but there was kind of insinuations of 'Well, maybe we'll all get together tonight,' that kind of thing. He wanted to come back to my hotel with me, and I was like, 'No man, I'm sorry, I have to go.' I remember leaving, thinking, 'That guy was fucking crazy.'" The guitarist then added: "We get to the venue, the first gig of the tour, and who's fucking singing in the band but that crazy guy with the acoustic guitar from the night at that club. It was Pete Doherty! He remembered me very clearly. He knew who I was the first time I met him."
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Pete Doherty remembers hearing The Strokes for the first time

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Amid the cultural transformation that ushered in the 2000s, two bands rose to prominence: The Libertines and The Strokes. Both captured the sound of the modern city in a swirl of garage rock that came to typify what it meant to be young and free in the early years of the 21st century.

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Doherty outlines ultimatum: it was rehab or suicide (2014)

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Doherty outlines ultimatum: it was rehab or suicide (2014)

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A confession which indicates a period of stardom where Doherty begins to be honest and analytical about his drug abuse, treating it with much more brevity than he did just 3 to 4 years prior.

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Pete Doherty: ‘If I didn’t get help, the next step was to kill myself’

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The Libertines singer opens up from his Thai rehab centre

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Doherty "thrown out" of Thai rehabilitation facility (2012)

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Doherty "thrown out" of Thai rehabilitation facility (2012)

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Pete Doherty has been asked to leave an upmarket drug rehab centre in Thailand, with staff saying his lack of commitment jeopardised the treatment of other patients.

en Moller, marketing director of the Cabin, said the British rocker made progress during his three weeks at the 12,000 dollars-a-month (£7,600) recovery resort and that his departure was amicable.

But he said Doherty did not lose his desire to use drugs so it was better for everyone for him to leave the centre, outside the northern city of Chiang Mai.

Doherty, who has fronted the bands Babyshambles and the Libertines, has struggled for years with drug abuse.

He has visited Thailand before, taking a beach holiday in Phuket during the 2006-2007 New Year's holiday with his then-girlfriend, model Kate Moss.

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Pete Doherty has been asked to leave an upmarket drug rehab centre in Thailand, with staff saying his lack of commitment jeopardised the treatment of other patients. en Moller, marketing director of the Cabin, said the British rocker made progress during his three weeks at the 12,000 dollars-a-month (£7,600) recovery resort and that his departure was amicable.

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Doherty's numerous occasions of rehabilitation in Thailand (2015)

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Doherty's numerous occasions of rehabilitation in Thailand (2015)

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A Look at Pete Doherty's Time at a Thai Rehab Facility

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Through pictures, videos and an interview with the founder of the Hope Rehab Centre, we understand Pete's most promising recovery.

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For Lovers - Pete Doherty & Wolfman (2004)

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For Lovers - Pete Doherty & Wolfman (2004)

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Doherty links with Wolfman to write 'For Lovers' which reaches no.7 on the UK billboard. 'For Lovers' also receives a nomination for the Ivor Novello award for songwriting.

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'For Lovers' Top Of The Pops 2004 - Peter Doherty & Wolfman

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Don't Look Back Into the Sun used in Gavin and Stacey (2009)

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Don't Look Back Into the Sun used in Gavin and Stacey (2009)

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"Gavin & Stacey" Episode #3.4 (TV Episode 2009) - IMDb

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The Libertines' second album - The Libertines (2004)

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The Libertines' second album - The Libertines (2004)

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On this day, 30th August 2004 the likely lads, The Libertines released their eagerly awaited second album titled 'The Libertines'.

The album is an emotional insight into the turbulent and shambolic love/hate relationship between the two frontmen and songwriters and .

at the time was deep into drug addiction which only got worse and Carl was also fighting his own demons with the booze. The album's artwork paints a thousand words of that time. The picture is taken by at a 'Freedom Gig' on 3rd October 2003 at the Tap & Tin Club in Chatham, Kent. The gig was an emotional return for after he was released from prison just hours before the show.

Pete was sentenced to 6 months in prison for burgling 's flat in revenge to being kicked out of the band due to his spiralling drug addiction, the burglary happened while were away touring in Japan. Doherty stole items including an antique guitar, laptop computer, video recorder, CD player, mouth organ and books from Barât's flat. The whole event is the subject of the tune 'Can't Stand Me Now'.

The self-titled album went straight into #1 in the UK Official Album Chart and elevated the band from being an indie cult band to UK stardom, despite this rise in popularity the tensions in the band were too much and the album would end up being swansong album until the band reformed ten years later to play a gig at London's Hyde Park.

Since the reformation in 2014, the band are still active on the live circuit, released their third album 'Anthems for Doomed Youth' in 2015 and are currently working on album number four in their own recording studio at their Margate hotel .
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On This Day: in 2004 The Libertines released their self-titled second album

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The album is an emotional insight into the turbulent and shambolic love/hate relationship between the two frontmen and songwriters and . at the time was deep into drug addiction which only got worse and Carl was also fighting his own demons with the booze. The album's artwork paints a thousand words of that time.

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Getting Sober, Older; Recognising Legacy

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Getting Sober, Older; Recognising Legacy

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Time for Heroes (Live) - Top of the Pops (2003)

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Time for Heroes (Live) - Top of the Pops (2003)

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The Libertines 'Time For Heroes' TOTP (2003)

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Up the Bracket rated 4.3 stars out of 5 [Discogs] (as of 2022)

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Up the Bracket rated 4.3 stars out of 5 [Discogs] (as of 2022)

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Up the Bracket is described as "seminal", "thrillingly seedy" and "the future of Rock and Roll". Up the Bracket was a magnificent debut for The Libertines, their breakthrough in the British music industry which put them to the forefront of British Rock and Roll.

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You can tell a proper fan has put this together - look at that content! The box is lush! Mine came with a tape, bought via the legends at Rough Trade Shops.

I remember having a mini-disc with a load of outtakes / demos from around 2003, most of which are now on this box. And seeing them live at such random gigs like The Duke of Clarence on the Essex Rd - fiver on the door!

Bliss.

referencing Up The Bracket (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set) (2×LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, 2×CD, , DVD, , 2×7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue) RT0332MXX

is anyone else missing the cassette in their box? Guess I'll be contacting Rough Trade now

This sounds superb, but like the other fellow Discographers here, I must admit that the colour of the vinyl is a bit disappointing, as it is not orange and yellow marble as Carl Barat promised. In fact, my copy is a lurid, see through yellow that is actually what I imagine Pete Doherty's urine must look like, after a heavy night enjoying many glasses of whiskey and some nice tasty heroin!!

Sounds good but not a lot of "Marble", more translucent yellow than anything else.

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I'm glad I didn't pay silly money on this. It's only a bootleg!!

this one and the blue one are bootlegs!!!! 2002 official is only the black one

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A 20th Anniversary Reissue of 'Up the Bracket' Album Recieves an 8.5 on PitchFork (2022)

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A 20th Anniversary Reissue of 'Up the Bracket' Album Recieves an 8.5 on PitchFork (2022)

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The Libertines were one of the most divisive bands of their generation. For some the murky London four-piece was guitar group of the early 2000s; for others, a shambling imitation of the Strokes whose guttersnipe rock demonstrated how far British guitar music had fallen post Britpop. The Libertines never exactly shied away from the Strokes comparisons, deliberately styling themselves on New York's finest in an early bid for attention. But a couple of important differences separated the two bands. Most obviously, the Libertines were steeped in the Anglophile tradition of the Jam and the Smiths to the Strokes' New York punk-isms; just as importantly, the Libertines knew how to jam, letting their musical hair hang loose in a way the Strokes never did.

Both traits are evident on the Libertines' thrillingly seedy debut, Up the Bracket, which is receiving the 20th-anniversary box set treatment. Alternately hailed as the future of rock and an overly sloppy cut-and-paste of influences upon its 2002 release, Up the Bracket today sounds like a fine record at the intersection of British rock tradition and dark romanticism, from "I Get Along"'s rollicking Clash-scrabble sound to "Tell the King"'s wistful take on Kinks-style '60s Britpop. "Radio America" resembles the less frenetic, more tender work of the early Beatles (think: "If I Fell" or "And I Love Her"), all acoustic shuffle and girl-band harmonies. The album sounds slightly cleaned up in its remastered form but there remains something endearingly shaggy about Up the Bracket, as if the Libertines were too excited about being in the studio with the actual Mick Jones to bother with finesse.

On a psychological level, too, Up the Bracket is fascinating, with the early Libertines coming as close as any band has ever got to representing the id and the superego in music. Dual frontmen and songwriters Carl Barât and Peter Doherty were so close, musically and physically, that they felt like two parts of one troubled soul, their voices like those of a disjoined personality violently at war with itself (see the "So baby please kill me/Oh baby don't kill me" couplet from "Death on the Stairs"). For all its garage swagger, Up the Bracket played like a musical psychodrama, driven by buzzsaw guitars and Gary Powell's muscular drum lines.

The box set's extra tracks-the super-deluxe edition has 65 previously unreleased recordings, including demos, radio sessions, and live recordings, as well as contemporary B-sides-prove intermittently fascinating. The live tracks, nine songs recorded at London's 100 Club, plus recordings from the ICA, Nottingham Rock City, and Paris' Divan du Monde, are fun but inessential, given that Up the Bracket largely succeeded in capturing the band's live energy. It is great to have "What a Waster," the band's splendidly snarky debut single, included alongside Up the Bracket, albeit in studio outtake and live form; and the demo "All at Sea (Misty)" has a wobbly legged swoon that could have soothed some of the album's jittery edges. On the other hand, no one really needs two early takes of a song as basic as "Horrorshow."

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The Libertines: Up the Bracket (20th Anniversary Edition)

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The Libertines were one of the most divisive bands of their generation. For some the murky London four-piece was guitar group of the early 2000s; for others, a shambling imitation of the Strokes whose guttersnipe rock demonstrated how far British guitar music had fallen post Britpop.

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Pete Doherty, before The Libertines' fame, was an award winning poet. 'Bowhemia' an "epic poem of London drudgery".

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Bowhemia Lyrics

What is it?
It's bow's orange sunset spring,
That quick step groove down the Grove Road,
It's the blue smoke glamour of crack slab urban bohemia,
The richest man alive doesn't have a penny,
And I'm looking to cash in on his wisdom,
Looking out for the wise in his eyes and the ice in his next drink,
And his next drink,
And his next drink,
And his next drink,
I watch the world, its tower blocks headbutting the skyline,
So stitch that,
That slit in the sky like a knife gash, and a fallen sixties leather jacket,
The tenements so unlovely and kitsch,
And the people rolling on in our colours and classes, classes and colours,
The beats of New London,
Twisted by the bitter rhythm of the wrong education,
In the big schools,
On the bigger grey gothic, pink plastic flower estates,
Twizzling our biros and cashing our giros,
And it's tupence for your philosophy,
And tupence for your dreams,
Fair ye unwell on the welfare,
And the state is a fair man-made maid,
It understands the sweet sickly pleasure of melancholy,
The malign happiness of the horrors,
Lick die happiness of the horrors,
Delights in the mystery of it's own misery,
A modern love,
So here we are,
The fucked generation,
At the fag-end of the 20th century A.D.,
Young and still breathing,
But now it's a trial,
Cause we tried it all and we're tired by it all,
Too much, too young, too often, too many times,
And it's too late,
But we're not surrendering though,
Fuck no we're not,
We're on the offensive,
On all fours in the puddles of No Man's Land,
And in that manner we move to the rhythms of ice cream vans playing 'oranges and lemons',
And police sirens spinning and waking their mythical wails,
Calling us to ourselves,
Opium for the elite,
Yeah, and there's his illegitimate brother,
Inexpensively smacking the kids of Stepney, at a cost,
So let's step out now, you and I,
Let's go now and stay a while,
Underneath the sun,
A council street lamp left on in the middle of the day,
Tussling with gravity, branding skin,
And it will tussle and brand, tussle and brand until it explodes.
Tussle and brand until the sun explodes.

Peter Doherty's epic on London drudgery. Written in 1999 during a poetry workshop while in his teens, the poem shows exactly how talented Peter Doherty is, even with his substance abuse clouding his reputation.

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Pete Doherty Being Questioned About His Relationship With Drugs (2011)

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Pete Doherty Being Questioned About His Relationship With Drugs (2011)

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Doherty, seemingly inebriated, speaks to a journalist about his drug usage - not answering the question "do you think this is it with you and drugs?". He also says, "I'm not as much of a junkie as you think".

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Kate Moss' Memoir Recount Tumultuous Relationship with Pete Doherty (2022)

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Kate Moss' Memoir Recount Tumultuous Relationship with Pete Doherty (2022)

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Kate Moss once snuck into a rehab centre in the middle of the night while dressed "as a Russian peasant with a blanket over her head". The model was visiting her boyfriend, Pete Doherty, the former Libertines singer, in the Nightingale Hospital in central London where he had been sent for therapy and to get clean, but he decided to escape. "It was quite close to Kate's home," he recalls. "I'd had enough detox . . . They wouldn't let me out but I kicked the door through."

The drama, debauchery and drugs of Kate and Pete's two-and-a-half years together - from 2005 to 2007 - is laid bare in A Likely Lad, a biography published last week and based on hours of conversation

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The secret world of Kate Moss: burning a teddy bear and a snake-themed 'wedding'

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Kate Moss once snuck into a rehab centre in the middle of the night while dressed "as a Russian peasant with a blanket over her head". The model was visiting her boyfriend, Pete Doherty, the former Libertines singer, in the Nightingale Hospital in central London where he had been sent for therapy and to get clean, but he decided to escape.

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Pete's Romantic Admission about Kate Moss in Public Journal [Hello Magazine] (2007)

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Pete's Romantic Admission about Kate Moss in Public Journal [Hello Magazine] (2007)

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Doherty publishes his memoirs: 'The Book of Albion: The Collected Writings of Peter Doherty'. Doherty describes his drug addiction as a hurdle stopping his marriage to Kate Moss. He also passionately describes their love in a trademark poetic manner, "Hold me in your arms and I want for nothing… but your sweet scent, your supple body and skin," he says, adding: "I love her and no other, and the tiffs and tumults come between magical happy times."

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Ever since they got together at her 30th birthday party, Kate Moss and Pete Doherty have captured the world's imagination with their volatile relationship. And now, with the publication of his journals, the Babyshambles frontman has lifted the lid on one of the celebrity world's most intriguing unions.

In The Books Of Albion: The Collected Writings Of Peter Doherty, the 28-year-old musician reveals he is to tie the knot with his model love - as long as he can steer clear of substance abuse. "We shall marry in the summer and I become ten times happier," he writes.

Although he details the pair's arguments in the £20 coffee table tome - which features photos, artwork, lyrics, thoughts and poems - there is also ample evidence he is besotted with mum-of-one Kate. "Hold me in your arms and I want for nothing... but your sweet scent, your supple body and skin," he says, adding: "I love her and no other, and the tiffs and tumults come between magical happy times."

The diaries, which Pete began writing in 1999 before he found fame with his first band The Libertines, also feature an entry from Kate. The 33-year-old style icon, who Pete refers to as a "shining light of hope", pays tribute to her beau with the words: "You have touched my heart and soul... my sweet."

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The 28-year-old musician has lifted the lid on his relationship with the Croydon-born supermodel in the coffee table tome which was published this weekPhoto: © alphapress.com

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In The Books Of Albion: The Collected Writings Of Peter Doherty, which is comprised of journal entries dating back to 1999, the musician writes candidly about his troubled life and the supermodel with whom he shares it

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Ever since they got together at her 30th birthday party, Kate Moss and Pete Doherty have captured the world's imagination with their volatile relationship. And now, with the publication of his journals, the Babyshambles frontman has lifted the lid on one of the celebrity world's most intriguing unions.

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Babyshambles - Fuck Forever Music Video (2007)

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Babyshambles - Fuck Forever Music Video (2007)

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Don't Look Back Into the Sun Music Video (2003)

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Don't Look Back Into the Sun Music Video (2003)

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The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun (Official Video)

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Doherty (playing Brando) alongside ex-fiance Kate Moss [China Daily] (2006)

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Doherty (playing Brando) alongside ex-fiance Kate Moss [China Daily] (2006)

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This photoshoot was scene as a positive step for Doherty and encouraged great optimism within his fan base for his healthier look and stylish outfits with an undeniable similarity to film legend Marlon Brando

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After the Libertines, Pete Doherty returned with a new band called Babyshambles (2003)

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After the Libertines, Pete Doherty returned with a new band called Babyshambles (2003)

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Official site with tour dates, news, videos and new album Sequel To The Prequel.

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Pete Doherty cuts a Reformed, Unrecognisable Figure in Latest Paparazzi Shoot [The Sun] (2021)

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Pete Doherty cuts a Reformed, Unrecognisable Figure in Latest Paparazzi Shoot [The Sun] (2021)

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The paparazzi still have a level of attention for Doherty even in his older, more rehabilitated current state. The subsequent media focus on the larger frame, but the less sandalous, drug-centred life. Some media outlets frame the stories from the perspective that it is simply amazing he is alive.

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Pete Doherty jailed for 'revenge' burglary on ex-co-frontman Carl Barat's house (2003)

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Pete Doherty jailed for 'revenge' burglary on ex-co-frontman Carl Barat's house (2003)

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Pete Doherty expelled from The Libertines and jailed for 6-months for the subsequent "revenge burglary' of his ex-bandmate's house. The first of Doherty's stints in jail.

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A pop singer who admitted burgling a former band mate's home after being kicked out of the group, was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.

Pete Doherty, 24, formerly singer and guitarist with The Libertines, who has had a £200-a-day heroin and crack addiction for five years, broke into a flat belonging to his friend and fellow front man Carl Barat.

In a revenge attack, after being asked to leave the group because of his drug habit, Doherty stole items including an antique guitar, laptop computer, video recorder, CD player, mouth organ and books.

The court was told that Doherty, of Kensington, west London, kicked down the door to Barat's basement flat in central London on July 25 while the band were on tour in Japan.

He had pleaded guilty to burglary at an earlier hearing at Horseferry Road magistrates court in London.

Doherty's solicitor, Richard Locke, had appealed for a community penalty so that his client could go into drugs rehabilitation.

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Pop singer jailed for 'revenge' burglary

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A pop singer who admitted burgling a former band mate's home after being kicked out of the group, was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison. Pete Doherty, 24, formerly singer and guitarist with The Libertines, who has had a £200-a-day heroin and crack addiction for five years, broke into a flat belonging to his friend and fellow front man Carl Barat.

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'Pete Doherty' is an urban dictionary entry (2006)

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'Pete Doherty' is an urban dictionary entry (2006)

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A fan written post for the definition of Pete Doherty. The post turns the spotlight on the media, criticising their focus on Pete Doherty's drugs and relationships rather than his near-genius ability for songwriting.

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Modern Poet. One of the best lyricists of our time. Ex- Libertine front man with best mate Carl Barat. Now in sucessful band Babyshambles. Gets featured a lot in Tabloids who don't know him for his music, but for his drug taking and on/off relationship with Kate moss, they often make up crap about him just to sell papers to the thicko's of our society.

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Radio X launch a 7 episode podcast on the making on one of Britain's "seminal" albums, 'Up The Bracket' for its 20th anniversary (2022)

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Radio X launch a 7 episode podcast on the making on one of Britain's "seminal" albums, 'Up The Bracket' for its 20th anniversary (2022)

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Listen now to our exclusive Libertines podcast. Picture: Global

Up The Bracket - 20 Years of The Libertines sees exclusive interviews with Peter Doherty, Carl Barât, John Hassall and Gary Powell.

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What is the Up The Bracket - 20 Years of The Libertines podcast about?

To celebrate 20 years of The Libertines' debut album, Up The Bracket, one of British music's most seminal albums, Global Player has launched a brand new podcast featuring exclusive interviews with the band: Up The Bracket - 20 Years of The Libertines. Seven episodes will be released on Friday 14th October, exclusively on Global Player.

The podcast, hosted by Radio X's Sunta Templeton, will lift the lid on the recording process of the era-defining debut album through interviews with Peter Doherty, Carl Barât, John Hassall and Gary Powell, plus James Endeacott (the A&R who discovered the band) and Anthony Thornton (the band's biographer).

Peter Doherty and Carl Barât talk to Radio X's Sunta Templeton in the new podcast. Picture: Global

Listeners will hear stories from before the sell-out shows, before the world tours, before the massive singles, before the headlines, before the highs and before the fall outs. From the first gig to the moment they felt like they'd "made it"; the inspirations behind the songs and the stories never heard before, told by the band themselves. Fans will also be able to enjoy an accompanying documentary on Global Player, featuring interviews with Carl, Peter, John and Gary.

All episodes of the Up The Bracket: 20 Years Of The Libertines podcast are available now on Global Player. Picture: Global

Up The Bracket - 20 Years of The Libertines episodes:

John Hassall and Gary Powell talk to Radio X's Sunta Templeton in the new podcast, available on Global Player. Picture: Global

The Libertines kick-started the indie revolution 20 years ago and what followed was a riotous mix of outrageous talent, devoted fans, and escapades that made the band and its members go down in musical history. Shortly after their 2004 self-titled sophomore album hit Number 1, the band disbanded until 2010 when they reformed to play Reading and Leeds Festival.

In April 2014 the likely lads announced they would reform for a show at London's Hyde Park and a third full-length LP Anthems For Doomed Youth followed in 2015, as well as a headline set at Reading and Leeds and a surprise set at Glastonbury which earned them NME' s Music Moment Of The Year award in 2016.

The Libertines: ete Doherty, Carl Barat, Gary Powell, John Hassall. Picture: Eva Edsjo/Redferns/Getty

Radio X's Sunta Templeton, who hosts the podcast, said: "Twenty years on, we're jumping aboard the good ship Albion with Peter, Carl, John and Gary and journeying back to where it all began. The story of The Libertines is fascinating, chaotic and totally captivating, and this is an essential listen for fans of their trail-blazing brilliance."
Global Player is Global's entertainment hub, which allows listeners to enjoy all of Global's radio brands, award-winning podcasts, video content, and expertly-curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers.

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Up The Bracket - 20 Years of The Libertines: Episodes, how to listen and more

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Up The Bracket - 20 Years of The Libertines sees exclusive interviews with Peter Doherty, Carl Barât, John Hassall and Gary Powell. You can hear the podcast exclusively here on Global Player .

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A news report on the 2011, 6-month prison sentence for cocaine possession (2011)

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A news report on the 2011, 6-month prison sentence for cocaine possession (2011)

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Pete Doherty's second criminal charge after the 2003 revenge burglary. Doherty was also involved, to an unknown extent, in the overdose of a friend in 2011.

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Musician Pete Doherty has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine.

The 32-year-old, who was due to be playing Glasgow Barrowland later on Friday, was arrested in January last year by police investigating the suspected overdose death of heiress Robyn Whitehead.

The singer, from north London, has been jailed twice before and has admitted possession of class A substances on several occasions.

A spokesman for the Barrowland venue said the gig would be postponed until further notice.

Doherty leaned forward in his seat as he was sentenced at Snaresbrook crown court, east London, but did not show any emotion.

Judge David Radford said he had an "appalling record" of committing offences, having made 13 court appearances in the past.

Peter Wolfe, 42, who had pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of cocaine and one count of supplying cocaine to Whitehead, was sentenced to a total of 12 months in prison.

Radford said: "The circumstances in which the committal of these offences which I have to deal with today is tragic.

"Police became aware of the relevant evidence because of the investigation which followed the discovery of the sad death of a young woman who had been present at the address where the offences had been committed.

"The offences involved the social supply of crack cocaine in a crack cocaine pipe, which you handed to that person.

"I make it clear though, abundantly clear, that the young woman's death was not caused by that supply of crack cocaine.

"Unhappily and tragically that woman died from the poisoning of another illegal class A drug which she had chosen to take.

"The grief and loss to her family and friends caused by her death cannot and should not be sought in any way to be expiated by the sentence I pass today."

Whitehead, 27, the granddaughter of the late Teddy Goldsmith, founder of The Ecologist magazine, spent the last 10 days of her life creating a documentary about Doherty.

Her mother, Dido Whitehead, is a cousin of Jemima Khan and Zac Goldsmith, and her father is the film-maker Peter Whitehead.

Outlining the case, prosecutor Alison Morgan said paramedics were called to Wolfe's flat in Landmark Heights, Hackney, east London, at around 8pm on 24 January last year.

They attempted to resuscitate Whitehead but she was pronounced dead shortly after 8pm.

Toxicology reports found she had a combination of cocaine and heroin in her body and had died of heroin poisoning.

When police attended the address they seized a crack pipe along with other drug paraphernalia and the video footage that Whitehead had taken.

Footage filmed on 22 January inside the flat showed Wolfe passing her a crack pipe, which she then smoked.

She said Doherty later joined them and was also filmed smoking on the crack pipe and putting crack cocaine inside it.

She said the drug offences with which the two men had been charged had been committed between 22 January and that day but that the crack cocaine that Wolfe had supplied to Whitehead could not have been what killed her.

During mitigation Peter Ratliff, defending Doherty, said he was renowned for his drug abuse, adding: "It's an offence which addicts commit every day of every year."

He said of his client, who has fronted indie bands Libertines and Babyshambles and has recently been touring as a solo artist: "Any claim that this defendant somehow glamorises drug use is misguided.

"He takes no pleasure in his addiction. It's one thing he's said publicly he would not wish upon his worst enemy.

"He is acutely aware of the agonising nature of addiction.

"He has to live with the fact that when he receives publicity it's almost entirely negative and that's entirely for his actions."

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Musician Pete Doherty has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine. The 32-year-old, who was due to be playing Glasgow Barrowland later on Friday, was arrested in January last year by police investigating the suspected overdose death of heiress Robyn Whitehead.

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Pete Doherty pictured intimately with Amy Winehouse by paparazzi [the mirror] (2012)

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Pete Doherty pictured intimately with Amy Winehouse by paparazzi [the mirror] (2012)

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Pete Doherty speaks about his former relationship with belated star Amy Winehouse (2013)

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Pete Doherty speaks about his former relationship with belated star Amy Winehouse (2013)

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Pete Doherty has talked about his relationship with Amy Winehouse, and has revealed he was in love with the late singer.

Speaking to the Daily Mail in a Parisian café, The Libertines man told the newspaper that he and Amy Winehouse were once lovers, but said that their relationship ended sourly.

A tearful Doherty said: "This is difficult for me to admit. But, yes, it's true. Amy and I were lovers. I loved her then and, well, I still do today. But towards the end, as only lovers can, she became quite mean and cruel to me. She didn't suffer fools... and believe me, she had a mean right hook."

Doherty went on to say that he believes the pressure of being famous ultimately led Amy Winehouse along the path to alcohol and drug addiction, saying she was "physically small and increasingly frail".

"She came back to my hotel after the Libertines reunion warm-up gig at the Forum in Kentish Town in August 2010," he said. "When she left the hotel, the paparazzi followed her. It brought back unpleasant memories of when I was with Kate [Moss] and how they would follow us around everywhere."

He continued: "Amy couldn't step outside her front door without a mob of about 30 blokes thrusting cameras at her. If you then include crack in the equation, it becomes a real killer - especially as Amy didn't do things by halves."

The Libertines singer said that he a written a song about the late singer. Titled 'Flags From The Old Regime', the song, according to Doherty, is like nothing he has ever written before as it's "very slow and melodic".

Meanwhile, Doherty has also spoken out about the death of actor Mark Blanco, who died after suffering severe head injuries after falling from a balcony at a party attended by The Libertines man.

Doherty was cleared of any wrongdoing last year when authorities ruled there was insufficient evidence to bring charges over the incident, but the actor's mum, Sheila Blanco, has campaigned tirelessly for answers over her son's death, who she claims was pushed, and recently filed a complaint over how the case was handled.

"I can understand how it looks dodgy," he admitted. "How ashamed do you think I am that I stepped over the body and legged it down the street? In my heart, I pray and pray that his mother will stop punishing and torturing herself because she is convinced that there was foul play. But I am certain there wasn't. The door was bolted and there wasn't anyone from the party outside on the balcony with him."

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Pete Doherty has talked about his relationship with Amy Winehouse, and has revealed he was in love with the late singer. Speaking to the Daily Mail in a Parisian café, The Libertines man told the newspaper that he and Amy Winehouse were once lovers, but said that their relationship ended sourly.

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Pete Doherty and (Supermodel Girlfriend) Kate Moss, pictured by paparazzi [tone deaf]

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Pete Doherty and (Supermodel Girlfriend) Kate Moss, pictured by paparazzi [tone deaf]

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The Guardian, a retrospective and current look at the life of Pete Doherty (2019)

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The Guardian, a retrospective and current look at the life of Pete Doherty (2019)

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An article based on a face-to-face meeting with Doherty himself. Although the article still portrays Doherty's absurd side, it is a retrospective look at his 20 years of fame, and how a 40 year old, semi-rehabilitated Doherty perceives the scandals and achievements of his younger self. The article emphasises the lucky nature of the article - the fact he is alive to be able to look back on his life of fame at all.

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eter Doherty arrives with a black case containing a mysterious creature called Gladys in one hand and an odd-eyed husky called Zeus in the other, a huge sore on his chin and a pork pie hat. Pork pie hat aside, you never quite know what to expect from Doherty. Last time I interviewed him, it was in a hotel room with blood on the walls, a crack pipe on his bedside table and a motorbike in the corner that he kept revving until he fell asleep on it. That was in 2005, when Doherty was 25 years old and living the rock'n'roll dream - or nightmare.

He had been kicked out of the Libertines, a band hailed as the great literary punk rockers of their day, and was surrounded by creepy acolytes, hard men and beautiful young things (he was going out with Kate Moss). His very public addiction had attracted the attention of Newsnight, and attempted interventions from June Brown (who played EastEnders' Dot Cotton). With his new band Babyshambles, he wrote a song that summed up everything he did and didn't believe in: Fuck Forever was perfectly ambiguous, celebrating his obsessions with sex and the transient.

What became of the likely lads ... onstage with Carl in 2001. Photograph: Nicky J Sims/Redferns

Back then, nobody thought Doherty was in it for the long haul. Yet, astonishingly, he is still writing and performing, making records and addicted to drugs. And - having just turned 40 - still alive. Unsurprisingly, many of his circle are not. In the intervening years, Doherty may well have become more famous for being linked to controversial deaths than for his music. Mark Blanco fell from the balcony of a flat in 2006 after rowing with people inside, at a party attended by Doherty. The coroner recorded an open verdict, ruled out suicide and ordered the Metropolitan police to reopen its investigation (in 2011, the CPS said there was insufficient evidence to charge anyone with Blanco's death). Robyn Whitehead, who was making a film about Doherty, died after taking heroin with his friend Peter Wolfe in 2010; in May 2011, Doherty was jailed for six months after being filmed smoking crack with Whitehead days before she died. In 2015, an inquest concluded that Doherty's friend Alan Wass died after being unlawfully injected with heroin by an acquaintance.

It is a gorgeous day. We sit outside the Walpole Bay hotel in Margate where Doherty orders a rum cocktail and sausage sandwich and unveils Gladys, which turns out to be an ancient typewriter. He types a few words, saying that he's taking notes because he's been duped by journalists before. The ribbon is so dry that very little prints. He is wearing a stylish checked suit that looks slept in, a salmon shirt and braces. His arms are mapped with tattoos, scars, needle marks and cigarette burns. He talks in a slightly fey, slurred manner: perhaps a consequence of the stimulants, perhaps part of the too-cool-for-school package.

For all that he infuriates, Doherty has something about him. He is charming. His insults are funny and perceptive. There is a generosity there, even though he spends the afternoon trying to flog me everything he owns. And despite his grubbiness and grey hair, he still has a fragile, boyish beauty.

It was a dream having a place where I didn't have to worry about rent. Not having the threat of eviction

Peter Doherty

Doherty's latest album, made with his part-time band, the Puta Madres, is a likable mix of Gypsy folk-punk. In one song, Lamentable Ballad of Gascony Avenue, he sings: "I'd like a full English Brexit". Given his obsession with William Blake, Albion and all things British, does he mean that? He looks appalled, and cites his "multinational" band. "We'd be rogered sideways if Brexit kicks in fully. We wouldn't stand a chance. I wanna go the other way. I want to bring down borders."

Doherty regards himself as an international socialist. He says he still objects to private property, despite the fact that the Libertines now own a hotel in Margate, the Albion Rooms, which has a recording studio and bar attached. "Carl [Barât] found this gaff and said they were not going to pay me for a certain amount of gigs and then I was going to have a sixth share," says Doherty who has been house-sitting there. He recently moved out as the Albion Rooms prepares for paying customers, but says of the venture: "It's been the saving of me. It was a dream having a place where I didn't have to worry about rent for the first time. Just having a roof over my head, not having a gun to my head with the threat of eviction or: 'You have to shag me or you're out on your ear.'"

Did that happen a lot? "There have been certain individuals whose dark, lustful lifestyles ..." He trails off. "I don't want to be shared or passed around like a fucking tin can used as an ashtray at a party. I don't want to be a Primrose Hill dildo." What is a Primrose Hill dildo? "Good-looking lads who make the mistake of falling in love with people who are incapable of falling in love back." Was he a Primrose Hill dildo? "I did a fucking good impression of one for a while."

Breakfast of champions ... Peter tucks into one of his healthier options. Photograph: Instagram/@Dalby Cafe

I was starving, I was skint, so I had a go at it. It's the one thing that's made me accepted in the community here

Peter Doherty

Anyway, that is the past. He says he has different things to focus on these days, not least promoting the career of his new girlfriend, Jade, who likes to sing.

His phone rings. "Hello Primrose Hill Dildos, Albion branch," he answers. It's Jade. He puts her on speaker.

"Hi, darling. I was just chatting about you and the fella asked if you were musical. Listen, we're going to come and do a few songs."

"D'you not want me to tidy up first?" Jade says.

"No, not for this scruffy git." He pauses. "Put some clothes on the mannequin in the go-cart. Give her a skirt. We want to preserve her dignity." It's classic Doherty. He doesn't mind me seeing the pipes and syringes, but heaven forbid I should see a naked mannequin.

Last summer, Doherty was in the news again for polishing off a Margate cafe's famed mega-breakfast, a fry-up that costs £17.50 and contains an estimated 4,000 calories. If you manage to finish it, you get it for free. Did he do it for publicity? "No, I was starving. I was skint, so I had a go at it. I don't know what I would have done if I hadn't finished it. It's the one thing that's made me accepted in the community here."

He seems to have lost weight since. I ask his waist size. "Thirty-two. And you?" I tell him I'm 32-34. "Get out of it."

"Cheeky twat," I say. A fist flies past my face. "Don't call me a twat!" he says, then kisses me on the forehead where he almost landed the punch. "You didn't even flinch!" he says approvingly. "Fat cunt."

Doherty says that it's time to meet the missus. "I promised her fame and fortune, and I want you to tell me if you think she's got a good voice."

We continue on our Margate odyssey, past the Albion Rooms and the sea where he says he swims every day, towards Doherty's flat. He talks animatedly about death. One new song, Travelling Tinker, is dedicated to Alan Wass. "He was a helluva of a fella. He always wanted us to start a band together and it was going to be called the Travelling Tinkers."

He talks and talks, in increasingly defensive terms. "All the years I sat injecting in front of him, and he'd say: 'Let me do it, Pete.' Not once. Not ever. Never put a needle near him."

The ruffian on the stair ... Doherty checks in at his latest premises. Photograph: Roger Sargeant

There has been so much death in your life, I say. He nods, and continues as if giving evidence under caution. "I wasn't even in the fucking country when Alan died. I saw Robyn [Whitehead] the night before, and she died in Wolfman's bed. Mark Blanco ... well, fuck knows what happened to him."

He certainly can't say he wasn't there when Blanco died. CCTV footage showed him, his then-girlfriend, Kate Russell-Pavier, and his minder, Jonathan Jeannevol, AKA Johnny Headlock, running down the road, away from the flat, while Blanco's body lay on the pavement. Three weeks after the incident, Jeannevol voluntarily confessed to murdering Blanco. Hours later, he retracted his statement, citing stress. In 2014, Jeannevol encountered Blanco's mother at Stratford magistrate's court - where he was appearing on an unrelated matter - and told her: "I didn't kill your son."

Doherty is working himself up about newspaper coverage of these deaths. "How dare they? You can't go round accusing people of murder."

Did they accuse him? "Well, yeah. The Limehouse police have reopened that murder inquiry three or four times purely because of the pressure from the family. People tried to say I bribed the police. Can you believe that? It was absolutely scandalous, man; fucking outrageous to say things like that. The first time I sat down in the interview room, the policeman said to me: 'Are you sure you want to have this as your statement because it's so out of sync with other version of events?'" In what way? "I said there were people there who had been dead and buried for years." Who like? "Lord Lucan."

A part of me would like to be clean, just so I can feel things. There are so many people in my life who deserve better

Peter Doherty

Zeus craps on the pavement and Doherty kicks it into the undergrowth. It heralds a change in mood. He says he is getting on much better with his parents these days. For many years, Doherty's father, a military major, refused to talk to him because he disapproved of his lifestyle. "He's an incredible man. He's gone from not talking to me because of drugs to going online and looking up drug slang. He said to me: 'Have you got your Christmas stash or are you bugging out?' I was like: what the fuck?!" Was his father joking? "No it was a way of putting his hand out to me, reconciliation."

Four years ago, Doherty went into rehab in Thailand, and came out announcing he had beaten his heroin and crack addictions. How long was he clean for? "Honestly? For about 10 minutes after I got back to Margate." Because you didn't want to stay clean? "No, because my brain thinks I enjoy it." And what does your heart tell you? "My heart wants to know what the fuck is going on. Why am I wasting my time and money and friendship and love and energy and creativity on some grotty dessert?"

Would you like to be clean? "Yes, a part of me would. Just so I can feel things. There are so many people in my life who deserve better. It really is a mental deficiency." Would you be more productive if you were drug-free? "I'd be a force to be reckoned with! I'd have money and self-respect and clean hands." His fingers are filthy.

I notice the name of his son Astile tattooed on his neck. Astile, whose mother is singer Lisa Moorish, is now 16. Doherty also has a seven-year-old daughter with the South African model Lindi Hingston. I ask him how close he is to his children. "I don't want to talk about that," he says. Earlier on, he had said how proud he was of Barât. I asked why. "Because he's dedicated himself to his family. His two boys are his life."

At home, we are greeted by Jade and Narco, an Alaskan malamute. Jade is in her mid-20s, warm and friendly. She hands me a bottle of beer, Doherty gets his guitar and they sing Love's Signed DC. "My soul belongs to the dealer / He keeps my mind as well / I play the part of the leecher / No one cares for me."

He tells me that Jade didn't have a clue who he was when they met. "She doesn't even know who the Smiths are!" Does he like that she hadn't heard of him? "It's essential these days, so people can judge you on who you really are. They don't have their mind made up."

On the walls of the flat are scrawled messages, quotes, blood paintings, vintage posters and hand-drawn profiles of people's faces. Sure enough, the mannequin is now respectably dressed. I admire a vintage poster of an Olivetti typewriter. "D'you want to buy it?" Doherty asks.

He draws the curtains and tells me to stand against the wall. "Don't move!" he orders. I shut my eyes and prepare for the worst. He gets out a yellow marker and draws around my head. "See!" a delighted Doherty says. He announces that I am the latest exhibit in his portrait gallery.

I ask him why Narco is so-called. He looks sheepish. "When she was a puppy it was my dream for her to fetch my pipe for me." His crack pipe? "Yes." And did she? "Well, let's just say we're halfway there. She does go and find it. She just doesn't bring it to me."

While Doherty disappears briefly, I ask Jade what the best thing is about him. "His soul, his inner self." And the worst? "Probably his disbelief in himself. I think if he could love himself as much as I do ..."

Doherty's manager, Jai Stanley, arrives. Stanley was at school with Doherty near Coventry. He is down to earth, practical and doesn't touch drugs. They are about to set off on a tour of Europe. What was Doherty like as a schoolboy? "Utterly brilliant. He got top grades in everything. He was very similar to today apart from the obvious one that we all wish was different." Drugs? "Yes."

Doherty has been packing his bags. He returns, and asks whether I want to buy the tunic hanging on the wall. Are you desperate for money? "In my own sweet way I'm quite a superficial person," he says. "I feel a lot better when I've got a bit of cash on me."

Doherty kisses Jade goodbye, and tells me he'll give me a lift back to the hotel where his publicist has been waiting. He, Zeus and I squeeze into the front of the van.

I ask him whether he's surprised to still be here. Well, he says, we were supposed to be back at the hotel a while ago. No, I say, are you surprised to still be here?

"Surprised isn't the right word. I do feel a little blessed." Were there times you thought you wouldn't be, or didn't want to be here? "There have been desperate times when I've thought, just give me peace, but very, very rarely.''

It's so interesting, I say: many people would assume that someone who has led such a self-destructive life has a death wish. He looks staggered. "I've never wanted to top myself. I'm blindingly optimistic. Ravingly optimistic."

Genuinely? He looks at me with utter sincerity. "I gee people up around me. They always think I'm ill or dying because I'm out with the pipe. But I love it. I love life. I squeeze everything I can out of the day. I mourn every passing fucking dawn. I love that time when the light cracks over Margate, man, and I'm down on the beach with my dogs or my girl or my guitar. Glorious. Glorious. GLORIOUS!" He smiles blissfully, and he really does look in love with life.
Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres' self-titled album is released on 26 April.

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Peter Doherty: 'If I was drug free, I'd be a force to be reckoned with'

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eter Doherty arrives with a black case containing a mysterious creature called Gladys in one hand and an odd-eyed husky called Zeus in the other, a huge sore on his chin and a pork pie hat. Pork pie hat aside, you never quite know what to expect from Doherty.

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The Libertines - Live At Glastonbury Festival 2015 (Full Gig 1080p)

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The use of 'Time For Heroes - Libertines' in 'American Pie: American Wedding' (2003)

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The use of 'Time For Heroes - Libertines' in 'American Pie: American Wedding' (2003)

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The American Pie franchise is widely known for it contemporary soundtrack featuring songs by 'Third Eye Blind', 'Wheetus' and 'The Loose Nuts'. This feature solidifies Pete Doherty/The Libertines' music in pop culture of the mid-2000s.

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Venus
Written by Robbie van Leeuwen (as Robert Van Leeuwen)
Performed by Bananarama
Courtesy of London-Sire Records LTD
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Written by Ellen Shipley and Rick Nowels
Performed by Belinda Carlisle
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enteprises
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.
Under license from EMI Film and Television Music

Times Like These
Written and Performed by Foo Fighters
Courtesy of Roswell Records, Inc. / RCA Records Label

The Art of Losing
Written by Stacy Jones
Performed by American Hi-Fi
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Fever for the Flava
Written by Rob Werthner
Performed by Hot Action Cop
Courtesy of Lava Records LLC
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

Bouncing Off the Walls
Written and Performed by Sugarcult
Courtesy of Ultimatum Music, LLC

Come Back Around
Written by Grant Nicholas
Performed by Feeder
Courtesy of Echo Label Unlimited
By Arrangement with Universal Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Any Other Girl
Written and Performed by NU
Courtesy of Adventure Records Ltd.

Beloved
Written by Joel Hamilton
Performed by The Working Title
Courtesy of Universal Records
Under license from Universal Music Enteprises

Certain Smile
Written by Joe Lervold
Performed by Joe Lervold (as Joel Evans)
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari / MasterSource

Moonbeam Lullabye
Written and Performed by Daniel May
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari / MasterSource

You Were Right
Written and Performed by Badly Drawn Boy
Courtesy of ARTISTdirect Records

Free Energy
Written by Photek (as Rupert Parkes)

Read My Lips
Written by Photek (as Rupert Parkes)

Don't Stop
Written by Photek (as Rupert Parkes)

Round Round
Written by Brian Higgins, Timothy Powell, Miranda Cooper, Lisa Cowling, Felix Stecher, Robin Hoffmann, Rino Spadavecchia, Florian Pflueger, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Heidi Range, and Nick Coler
Performed by Sugababes
Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enteprises

Can't Be That Hard
Written by Andrew Dorfman and Rob Laufer
Performed by Dos Pronto

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Venus Written by Robbie van Leeuwen (as Robert Van Leeuwen) Performed by Bananarama Courtesy of London-Sire Records LTD By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing Heaven Is a Place on Earth Written by Ellen Shipley and Rick Nowels Performed by Belinda Carlisle Courtesy of MCA Records Under license from Universal Music Enteprises Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.

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 Hawkins, S. (2009) The British pop dandy : masculinity, popular music and culture  Farnham: Ashgate.

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 Hawkins, S. (2009) The British pop dandy : masculinity, popular music and culture  Farnham: Ashgate.

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A book which highlights (using Doherty, along with Bowie, Cocker & Williams) about the power of the absurd in the power of the celebrity. The book makes theories that suggest absurdity is a tool for the celebrity - a tool that grants them intrigue and fascination, therefore powerful for their image as a commodity.

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Hit TV show Inbetweeners reference Pete Doherty's heroin addiction (2008)

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Hit TV show Inbetweeners reference Pete Doherty's heroin addiction (2008)

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Inbetweeners, a huge TV show with a fan base that spans across generations, make reference to Pete Doherty's romantic past and heroin addiction. This quote introduces people to Pete Doherty who may not have encountered his musical work as of yet.

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inbetweeners - carli i love uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

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News breaks that a documentary about Pete is to be produced (2022)

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News breaks that a documentary about Pete is to be produced (2022)

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Along with his partner, Katia deVidas, Pete is releasing a documentary about his harrowing experience with drug addiction.

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A resurfaced television clip of Pete before his Libertines fame talking about Oasis (1997)

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A resurfaced television clip of Pete before his Libertines fame talking about Oasis (1997)

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Here, Pete shows off a comedic wit in his young age, describing Oasis as "Noel the poet and Liam the town crier" to the delight of the MTV interviewer