Pete Doherty

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<p>Pete Doherty, erstwhile singer with The Libertines, is a British icon.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Written by Alex Hannaford, former rock and pop editor on the<i>London Evening Standard</i>, and with a brand new foreword by Pete's mum, Jackie Doherty, this is the definitive biography of Pete Doherty.</p>

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As a former rock and pop editor on the<i>London Evening Standard</i>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<i>Guardian</i>,<i>Evening Standard</i>,<i>Loaded</i>,<i>Best,</i><i>Big Issue</i>,<i>Dazed&Confused</i>and<i>Bizarre</i>, among others.

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