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born 1979 England
Peter Doherty (born 12 March 1979 in Hexham, Northumberland, England) is the frontman and songwriter for the band Babyshambles, and formerly co-frontman and songwriter (along with Carl Barât) of Britrock band, The Libertines. He is also a poet.
Also known as: Doherty, Pete, Doherty, Peter, Peter Doherty
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I'm not going to be hardened by these people, to these things, I'm not going to let them destroy my feelings or my emotions.
Who The Fuck is Pete Doherty (2005)
Mental-stability, I would say. I’d like to achieve a fluidity, where everything stays consistent – always doing shows, always with the chance to release records, meeting new people.
“Yeah, well, I subscribe to the Umberto Eco view that Noel is a Poet and Liam is a town crier.”
I fall in love with Britain every day, with bridges, buses, blue skies... but it’s a brutal world, man.
Broken glass. It's just like glitter, isn't it?
I defy you all
Make no mistake
Carl's all right. It's just like EastEnders really. He's still my kid.
No, because it's not like they're the only songs we have. They're like children; you shouldn't really have a favourite. Unless one of your kids develops into a pervert.
That’s right, but I’m not sure it’s my place to talk about drugs. I’d rather take them or not take them - but not talk about them.
Yes, it was riveting. Despite everything, you knew there was goodness there. Something to believe in. Something which is good, pure and untainted by anything.
Doff your cap and raise your glasses,
You can't get that feeling anywhere else. It's communion. It's like being washed away in the ocean, carried aloft on a wave.
After years of entrenched drug abuse, you have a mourning period. I know it’s a bit sad, but I’m in mourning. I’m in mourning for an armful.
I can't buy her diamonds, my dick's too small. I never know where I stand with her. It's either a black eye or a love bite.
The more you read and the more you teach yourself, the less you rely on something like drugs to take you to a better place.
If you've lost your faith in love and music
With drugs, I think the sort of person that would die from an overdose is gonna die soon enough anyway, because they’ve got that will to destroy what’s left of their life.
Her old man, he don't like blacks or queers
New York City's very pretty in the night-time
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