Book description
Pete Doherty, erstwhile singer with The Libertines, is a British
icon.
Whether he is playing impromptu gigs in his front room or performing
at Live 8, he possesses a sense of drama and expectation not seen in a
performer since Sid Vicious. He is enigmatic, charismatic and
thoroughly entertaining.
Since leaving The Libertines, his life has become something of a
rock 'n' roll soap opera where rumours of crack addiction abound,
gossip about his relationship with Kate Moss is rife, and predictions
for his future vary wildly.
Written by Alex Hannaford, former rock and pop editor on the
London Evening Standard, and with a brand new foreword by
Pete's mum, Jackie Doherty, this is the definitive biography of Pete Doherty.
As a former rock and pop editor on the
London Evening Standard
and as a freelance writer and author, Alex Hannaford has interviewed
scores of bands and solo artists over the past twelve years. In his
spare time he has managed a successful US rock band, driven tour buses,
worked as a talent scout for a major label, sung in bands, and even - at
times - seen his house turned into a hostel for homeless musicians (much
to his wife's annoyance). He has written for the
Guardian
,
Evening Standard
,
Loaded
,
Best,
Big Issue
,
Dazed & Confused
and
Bizarre
, among others.
