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Last week we discussed Whitney Houston’s rebirth as a result of dumping crack and Bobby Brown. I’m happy to day to announce what seems like another resurrection: the one of Pete Doherty.
Yea, he’s out of rehab without escaping it. He’s looking a whole lot better and he’s back on stage. If he doesn’t mess his shit up again, the way he usually does, this might just become a new start for his whitie, cutie ass. So as a mean to wish him good luck, here’s a peak inside his guts:
Peter Doherty was born in Hexham, Britain, On March 12th, 1979. His father, Peter, is an officer in the British Army, and his mother, Jacqueline, is a nurse. Pete has two sisters, Amy Jo and Emily. As a result of his father occupation, the family traveled a lot and Pete grew up in various army stations, such as in Catterick, Belfast, Germany, Bedworth, Dorset and Larnaca.

He was an A+ student who excelled at everything. At the age of 16, he won a poetry competition and embarked on a tour to Russia, courtesy of the British Council. If only they had known what they were getting themselves into. No, just kidding, he was all sugarcoated back then.
Pete attended one year at the University of London, studying English literature, but did not pursue his academic career. Instead, he pursued something that would bring him much more fame and glory than any academy. In 1998 he started a band called The Libertines, along with his good friend Carl Barât. A few years later, with the release of their debut album in 2001, Up The Bracket, The Libertines hit critical and commercial success.

Doherty received much flatter, as many considered him an extraordinary songwriter, but alongside his growing group of fans, he was dealing with an on-growing nasty habit. Heroin and crack cocaine started to overshadow his life. He reached a terrible low when he was arrested in 2003 for breaking into Carl Barât’s flat, and stealing from it.
This naturally caused a huge tear between Pete and his band, and he was kicked out from it. He reconciled with Barât when he served time for the burglary (he was sentenced to 6 months but served 2). When he was released from jail, he was invited to return to The Libertines, but his drug issues effed it all up again. The Libertines eventually disbanded.
Pete kept himself busy with several musical projects until he had formed The Babyshambles, who released their first album, Down in Albion, in November 2005. The album’s title expresses an attraction of Doherty’s with Albion, an ancient name for Britain. It is repeating as a theme in many of Pete’s works, including his soon to be published diaries, Books of Albion.

The Babyshambles’ had a hard time due to Pete’s addictions, which seemed to only worsen with time. He tried rehab several times, but kept quitting the programs days after he entered them. Pete became a regular visitor in courthouses. He was arrested numerous times for drug possession, probably in each country he visited.

Not long after he formed The Babyshambles, Pete began receiving extra media attention for something else besides his drug abuse: He had conquered the heart of supermodel Kate Moss. Their stormy relationship provided the tabloids with plenty of occupation, with stories about fights, break-ups and Moss’ own cocaine problems. But it didn’t matter what he did and how bad he was acting, she stood by his side. The media’s favorite pun saying Kate was “addicted” to Pete. But that’s for losers.

Her devotion to him was especially surprising, since he gave her every reason to leave. His outrageous behavior includes fighting with who ever, spraying blood (or fake blood) on an MTV cast using a syringe, painting with his own blood and performing live while totally and completely wasted.
But as for now, things seem different for Doherty. His last rehab attempt in a North London clinic might’ve actually done some good. He checked out of there earlier this week, and immediately returned to the stage. Fans who came to see him perform said he looked very well. He even did a number with Moss, La Belle et La Bete, The Beauty and the Beast.
Pete, BTW, has a kid named Astile with singer Lisa Moorish, who’s probably a Brit-rock slut, since she also has a child with Liam Gallagher. Kate Moss has her own daughter, Lila Grace. If the rumors about their engagement are true, they’ll have a readymade family at hand.
I’d like to finish this piece with a small poem written by Doherty during one of his many imprisonments:
I see paint-cracked walls stained with shite
Long long lock-up days
Cold lonely nights
And I think to myself … what a wonderful world
I see men touching fists
Saying “watcha bruv”
Screams from below
Shit parcels from above
And I think to myself …
I see my true love
On a Rimmel advert
Rough stuff, huh?
* Rehab turned Pete into a fag
* Kate admitts: we’re getting married
* The Snort: xtreme close-up with Kate Moss
