The Pete Doherty News Thread (please put all Pete news here)

[PetitPuppy]

Oh my god! A solo album? Wuhaaaa.

 

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X-clusive: Pete Doherty Takes Up Meditation


Babyshambles drummer Adam Ficek spoke exclusively to Xfm and revealed that on their current tour Pete Doherty's gone all zen on our a***s.

Life in the Babyshambles camp is a mix of contradictions. On the one hand here's a band who are currently on the biggest tour of their life, playing humoungous arena dates on the back of their well received second album 'Shotter's Nation'.
On the other there's the ongoing saga of theirtrilby-headed frontman Pete Doherty, with ongoing drugs exposes, court dates, and pubilc relationship break ups to contend with.
But, as Shambles drummer Adam Ficek informs Xfm, things are looking good these days.
"All is very, very swell in Shambles land at the moment, as always. It's maybe just slightly less swell at certain times."
So how is their troubled singer Doherty managing to keep a lid on things and stay clean on tour?
"You won't believe this", Ficek told Xfm, "But he's actually meditating next door right now. I've got him into it - I do a lot of Thai Chi and Chi Gong. Stranger things have happened in the land of Babyshambles."
Pete, Adam - Sting would be proud.​

Babyshambles play their largest show to date at Wembely Arena tonight (Nov 27) amidst rumours that Pete Doherty has been recording new solo material.

pete-doherty-news.newslib.com

 

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Pete Doherty Still Hoping To Break America

If they'll let him in...

• by Daniel Melia
• on 27/11/2007
• Photo by: Wenn

Pete Doherty has revealed that he still hopes to break America despite his drugs convictions meaning he will have complications with any visa applications.
The Babyshambles front man says that the US Government should let him into the country to play because he’ll be good for the economy.
He told Rolling Stone: "I think they can overlook certain things if you can prove that you're going to make the economy a few bucks."
So, if he did get into the country what would he do while he was there?
Check out “the girls, the alcohol and the old-fashioned guitars" apparently.

pete-doherty-news.newslib.com

 

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Pete Doherty and Babyshambles play Wembley Arena


Band play biggest headline date yet

28.Nov.07 10:27am

Babyshambles Oxegen festival 2007. Pic James Quinton

Babyshambles played a show at London's Wembley Arena last night (November 27) - their biggest headline show to date.

The venue was around two thirds full, with many seated sections towards the back of the arena covered up and out of use.

Following support slots from Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and Dizzee Rascal, frontman Pete Doherty, wearing a dark top, a trilby hat and a mass of rosary beads and necklaces, led his band out and opened with 'Carry On Up The Morning'.

The set continued with very little between-song banter from Doherty or his bandmates.

Doherty only paused to say "hello there" after second song 'Delivery'. However, during 'F*** Forever' he led the crowd through an interlude rendition of the happy birthday song, which he dedicated to his younger sister Emily, who he said turned 21 at midnight.

The set, comprised mainly of numbers from the band's latest album, 'Shotter's Nation', was tight and professional. All the band looked extremely sober and focused throughout.

Doherty looked on the ball and healthy, and looked to have slimmed down since pictures of him post rehab were published recently.

With the venue around two thirds full, fans responded to favourites such as 'Albion' and 'There She Goes (A Little Heartbreak)'.

Doherty also played 'Music When The Lights Go Out' - a song by his former band The Libertines - solo on electric guitar.

After playing a rapturously-received rendition of 'F*** Forever', Babyshambles retrieved their coats from an old-fashioned stand and left the stage.

Babyshambles played:

'Carry On Up The Morning'
'Delivery'
'Beg, Steal Or Borrow'
'Baddie's Boogie'
'UnStookietitled'
'Side Of The Road'
'UnBilotitled'
'The Blinding'
'You Talk'
'Sedative'
'Crumb Begging'
'I Wish'
'Music When The Lights Go Out'
'Lost Art Of Murder'
'There She Goes (A Little Heartache)'
'Albion'
'Pipedown'
'Killamangiro'
'Back From The Dead'
'F*** Forever'

Babyshambles' UK arena tour continues at the Birmingham NIA tonight (November 28).

pete-doherty-news.newslib.com

(it's written "fans responded to favourites such as 'Albion' and 'There She Goes (A Little Heartbreak)'" but it actually is 'There She Goes (A Little Heartache)')

 

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here you can see him singing happy birthday to his sister:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqixTPJcUzw

i wish i was there

 

[Carrme]

He looks amazing at Wembley!aww
come to canada

 

[naz_]

OH WOW THANKS FOR the above vid soo glad he made it hthough the tour

 

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DIZZEE RASCAL: 'DOHERTY IS A GENIUS'

British hip-hop star DIZZEE RASCAL has voiced his support for troubled rocker PETE DOHERTY - and insists the BABYSHAMBLES frontman is "a genius". The 22-year-old toured with Doherty's band this year (07) and is convinced the singer's music will be remembered for years to come. He says, "Pete has a good heart. I support him all the way. You can see it in his eyes that he's a good person and I respect the effect his music has on a generation. "Everyone is aware he is a major talent, even a genius."

30/11/2007 12:27

contactmusic.com

 

[Carrme]

he is a genius
his use of words is breathtaking.esp. when you watch an interview of his and he just jams from the top of his head
its thrilling

 

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DOHERTY DEDICATES BABYSHAMBLES SONG TO WINEHOUSE


PETE DOHERTY finished BABYSHAMBLES' first arena tour with a song dedicated to troubled star AMY WINEHOUSE. The British frontman - who has vowed to steer clear of narcotics after pictures emerged of him injecting heroin last month (Nov07) - has been helping the Back To Black singer overcome her own drug problems by speaking to her over the phone daily. And the rocker also offered support to the 24-year-old onstage in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday (01Dec07). Before playing their 2005 hit Albion, Doherty dedicated the song to Winehouse, declaring, "She is a really nice girl and this song is for her. Keep the chin up."

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The Babyshambles perform live at Manchester Exvening News Arena at the opening night of their UK tour
Manchester, England - 22.11.07[/URL]

03/12/2007 12:26

contactmusic.com

 

[XxpinktinksxX]

Love him

 

[PetitPuppy]

Love him

Me too.

 

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Pete Doherty names Amy Winehouse collaboration


Babyshambles also have a novel choice for England manager
6 hours ago

Pete Doherty has named the song that Babyshambles are working on with Amy Winehouse.

Although the singer is currently not playing live due to health issues, Doherty confirmed he had been working with the star just before the band's show in Brighton (November 28).

Speaking to NME.COM Doherty explained: "Who would I most like to collaborate with? Amy Winehouse. We were working on something last night actually. It's called 'You Hurt The Ones You Love'."

Babyshambles, meanwhile, also waded into the debate over who should manage the England football team.

After admitting the situation was "depressing", bassist Drew McConnell suggested Doherty's old collaborator Wolfman would be a good choice.

"You know Wolfman used to play professional football for [League 1 team] Gillingham?" added Doherty, "but he's in hospital at the moment on a drip from alcoholism. He'll be all right if he stops drinking."

nme.com

 

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Amy’s Dad Smashes Pete with Guitar

December 03rd 2007

Oh, to be a rock star….
Amy Winehouse’s pop Mitch reportedly whacked Pete Doherty over the head with a guitar backstage last week.
An onlooker said: “He told him to leave Amy alone, saying that he was the last person she needs at moment. Pete was smirking until Mitch turned and whacked him.”
This sounds like a British version of a Jerry Springer episode!

backseatcuddler.com

 

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Babyshambles Interview

There’s something about the atmosphere inside the Brighton Centre’s flush dressing room. It’s fresh, it’s clean and there’s not even one drop of alcohol in the room. Can this really be a Babyshambles gig? Apparently so - Pete is keen to make it clear that it’s a dry tour, although the pint he’s clutching at the end of his band’s set later suggests that this rule isn’t too vigorously enforced. As clean as a whistle, Pete is chatty and coherent throughout. He even attempts to do the badger dance (“Badgers Badgers Badgers MUSHROOM! MUSHROOM!), and strums along gently to the George Formby CD playing in the background. Babyshambles would appear be a band on the mend, improving with every gig they play…

What’s it like playing larger venues like this – are these the largest places you’ve played?
Adam Ficek: It’s like you were saying the other day…
Peter Doherty: Yeah, normally it’s like, we haven’t got enough leads, or the tuner’s not working, or someone spills a pint of beer on the amp. Little venues are good, but nothing ever works. The atmosphere is good but it ends up sounding s***, whereas here there’s a pretty slick atmosphere and things work.

You don’t find larger gigs like this more nerve-wracking then?
Adam: I find it more nerve-wracking playing the big places, yeah. I s*** myself.

Have you been down to Brighton much before?
Adam: I think this lot have before.
Peter: Last time I played here it was to about 80 people. It was an acoustic gig with Dot Alison, and then on the way home we ran over a stag.
Adam: (To Pete) Didn’t you play down here in the band as well? I think Babyshambles played down here at some point.
Peter: Yeah we did, yeah. I think we played that rectangle place with the dressing room behind the stage – it was on the front. And we played the Freebutt – I think we played there when we just got signed.
Adam: And Event 2…

So you know Brighton quite well then?
Peter: I love Brighton.
Adam: It’s brilliant, yeah.

Why do you think people should come and see you tonight?
Adam: We’ve already sold it out, so we don’t need convince anybody…

Dizzee Rascal is supporting you on your tour at the moment – How did this come about?
Adam: Dizzee Rascal’s amazing – he fires us up and gets us ready to play – it’s brilliant. You watch him and you just become really up for it.
Peter: We had a shared experience with him on an aeroplane when we came to Ireland. It was quite strange – like a kind of f***ed-up version of Stella Street. We had us lot, Dizzee Rascal, Sinead O’Connor in a shell-suit and Brian Wilson…
Adam: He was in a shell-suit as well…
Peter: As soon as the engine of the plane started, he (Brian Wilson) started… Imagine the whole of the plane, like, silent and all of a sudden you just hear… do it Mick…
Mick Whitnall: Haaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrr!
Peter: And he’s going (puts on accent) - “Can you hear the chord?” And he’s like humming and singing in tune to the engine. And then he’s going (does accent again) “Doesn’t it feel like Christmas guys?” Then Mick offered him a sweet, and he goes “No, I shouldn’t really,” then grabs a hanky, and sort of put it in his mouth unopened… It was f***ing weird. And then Dizzee said “Can I support you?”

Do you get much of a chance to try out new songs on the road?
Adam: In the sound check two minutes ago we just did two new ones - really good. We kind of do most of the stuff on the hoof, really. There’s one we’ve just done called 1939 which is really good. (To Pete) What’s 1939 about?
Peter: It’s about a bloke who gets captured behind enemy lines. He sacrificed his life for Germany, because he didn’t tread carefully behind enemy lines.
Adam: So he’s actually a German then?
Peter: Yeah. It’s one of my works of fiction.
Adam: I had a dream last night that I was a snowboarder, right. It’s weird, I was at the top of this hill just in shoes, yet I beat ‘em all. And I got to the bottom, but they said “You can’t claim the prize because you started after the buzzer.” And I’m going “Yeah, but that shouldn’t matter, because that means that they’ve got an advantage,” but she wouldn’t have it. But I was feeling really good about myself.

Have you got a favourite song you like playing live?
Adam: I like playing ‘Side Of The Road’ live ‘cos it’s fast and you can get the crowd moving.
Peter: I like playing ‘Sedative’ because it’s a lovely tune, and…
Adam: Gives us a chance for a tea break…
Peter: Yeah, you get to sit down.
Adam: You should sit in the armchair an’ have nice a cuppa tea during it.
Peter: Think I will actually tonight.
Adam: A little glass of lemon tea.

In the past you’ve often played old Libertines’ songs, but not so much on this tour – is this something you’ve enjoyed, or is it something you feel uncomfortable doing?
Adam: I like it – I think there’s a good buzz playing them. It wasn’t a conscious decision on this tour, it just didn’t really materialise.
Peter: It’s great, we should do it more really. You can feel uncomfortable about the past, but it doesn’t make you feel uncomfortable about the songs. When we do smaller gigs and were playing more, sort of, ramshackle set lists, we’ve had a crack at loads of them – ‘Time For Heroes’, ‘Horrorshow’, ‘Can’t Stand Me Now’, ‘For Lovers’, ‘What A Waster’… We do a reggae version of ‘I Get Along’. But in more formal gigs we want to do things that we know inside out, and we’ve never really bothered to learn ‘em properly.

You’re not playing any of them tonight then?
Adam: Not in the set, but you never know.

Is there anyone in the future you’d like to collaborate with?
Adam: What about Amy?
Peter: Yeah, Amy Winehouse. We were working on something last night actually. It’s called ‘You Hurt The One’s You Love’.

Who should be the next England manager?
Peter: (Sighs) It’s just depressing.
Adam: I think get Venables back.
Drew McConnell: Get Wolfman.
Adam: Hmm, I don’t know who would be a good manager actually.
Drew: Wolfman.
Adam: Yeah, but he plays a defensive game, though, doesn’t he?
Peter: You know Wolfman used to play professional football for Gillingham? But he’s in hospital at the moment on a drip from alcoholism. He’ll be all right if he stops drinking.

Well he could probably apply for it then – he’s got some experience.
Adam: I reckon so, yeah. Wolfman it is.

What have been your highlights of your time in the band so far?
Adam: I love it when an album’s finished. The actual recording process is quite stressful, but I love it when it’s finished. You can actually sit and go, “F***ing hell, that’s great!” and all that stuff.

What about low points? Have you had many times where you’ve felt you just weren’t enjoying it?
Adam: Yeah, sometimes it’s quite troublesome – when there’s a lot of press intrusion and stuff kicking off. Like pictures in the press and that – it takes its toll, but you’ve just got to pick yourself up and keep your chin up really. It’s been hard and you think it’s gonna implode any second, but then something always just comes around the corner and kind of saves everything.

Any messages for the Brighton blog readers?
Adam: When you go to the beach, don’t leave rubbish. Very important. It annoys me, that. You know, you’re sitting on a lovely beach and you don’t want to see rubbish. Actually, I saw Blur at Sussex University here. I had to spend the night in the car park. This was when they first started to play songs like ‘Girls And Boys’ and ‘Parklife’ - it was amazing. So, yeah, Sussex University – I saw Blur there.


Later on, an impressive set is topped-off by a 25-minute encore. Pete even has time for a beautiful rendition of ‘Music When The Lights Go Out’ – perhaps an epitaph for the evening, as the crowd leave the venue singing late into the night. The tour may since have finished, but Babyshambles are back from the dead.

nme.com

 

[MissAnia]

I'd love to see Pete and Kate together again . That Irina or whoever was terrible.

 

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i really like irina, but kate & pete look perfect together. not to mention kate used to look much happier with him...

 

[fairy]

im so not happy with that Pete/Amy project...i so dislike her!

 

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really? i love her voice...

 

[Carrme]

I love them both...as of right now I can't picture their voices together..