Carl and Pete to set reunion date10th July 2009
CARL BARAT tells me he and ex bandmate PETE DOHERTY have busy been putting their heads together to get a date in for THE LIBERTINES reunion next year.
BABYSHAMBLES frontman Pete has made no secret of his desire for his old band to reform.
And Carl says the pair have been discussing plans at length over the phone in recent weeks.
Carl said: "Lots of people have come up to me saying a reunion would be a good idea. And I do think so too.
"I'd love to do it. It was a good band.
"I don't want to just do gigs. I want to make new material."
"We haven't got a date yet but it will happen if Pete stays on his current trajectory."
"Pete's very keen and persuasive. He rings me up and tells me he going to keep on the straight and narrow."
Carl has recently made a move into acting and his new film Telstar also opens the Notting Hill Film Festival tonight.
He plays 1950s rocker
GENE VINCENT in
NICK MORAN's new flick about the crazy life of music guru
JOE MEEK which also stars
JUSTIN HAWKINS,
JAMES CORDEN and
RALF LITTLE.
Carl says: "It was fun to film. I was so nervous but it's definitely given me the acting bug so I'm now going to have some lessons so I can try and do a bit more at a later date."
Go to nottinghillff.co.uk for more info.
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