Peter Doherty

小檔案
生日：1979年3月12日
出生地: Hexham, Northumberland, England
國籍：英國
身高：6英尺2英寸(大概1.88 m)
父親: Peter Doherty (英國陸軍少校)
母親: Jacqueline Michels
姐姐: Amy Jo
姐姐: Emily
前女友: Lisa Moorish (音樂人) Kate Moss (模特)
兒子: Astile (有時候也拼作"Estile", 2003年出生)
現(xiàn)任女友：Irina Lazareanu(模特)
大學(xué):倫敦大學(xué)英國文學(xué)系
主要專輯：
The Libertines 主唱/吉他1996-2003
《Up the bracket》（2003）
《The libertines》（2004）
Babyshambles 主唱/吉他 2003-present
《Down in albion》（2005）
《The blinding》EP（2006）
《Shotter's nation》（2007）
小簡介
大方地逆向行駛、菸酒不離手、和英國超級名模Kate Moss的一段戀情、和樂團(tuán)團(tuán)員大打出手、視吸毒為創(chuàng)作音樂的必要元素，沒錯！這個大膽、狂妄、饒富龐克味道作風(fēng)的新一代英倫壞小子，就是Pete Doherty。Pete這個極具才華同時又充滿爭議性的人物，早已讓所有所有媒體及樂迷，以最高注目度在關(guān)心他的一舉一動，更是讓他成為報章雜志的頭條話題！要認(rèn)識Pete，就要從曾被譽為"英國當(dāng)今最偉大搖滾樂隊"的『Libertines』樂團(tuán)說起。Pete Doherty和前好友Carl Barat合組『Libertines』，兩人皆為樂團(tuán)中不可或缺的靈魂人物，在2004出版了同名專輯之后，樂團(tuán)開始大放異彩，但好景不常，因為Pete吸食毒品的不良習(xí)慣，讓兩位情同手足的團(tuán)員隨即鬧翻，甚至演變到水火不容的地步，樂團(tuán)在發(fā)行兩張專輯之后就休止所有活動，即呈現(xiàn)半解散的狀態(tài)。2005年Carl Barat另組『Dirty Pretty Things』，而Pete Doherty便帶著吉他手Mick Whitnall、低音吉他手Drew McConnell和新鼓手Adam Ficek組了自己的樂隊『Babyshambles』。
The quintessential rock star (with all the vices -- drugs, cars, and women -- to prove it), English bad boy Pete Doherty practically spent more of his time in the early 21st century in the tabloids than he did on-stage, his numerous arrests and run-ins with the law fodder for the paparazzi, fans, and critics alike. Born to a father in the British Army, Doherty passed much of his youth moving from place to place, both in England and abroad. An intelligent child and a good student, he immersed himself in books, especially Romantic and war poetry, even choosing to study English literature at university. He didn't stay long in the academic world, however, dropping out after a year and moving into a London apartment with guitarist and singer Carl Barat, whom he had recently met. The two, though they didn't always agree on everything, felt a kind of artistic connection, and were soon writing songs together, employing a variety of different characters (including a prostitute and a 70-year-old) to complete their band, which they called the Libertines. They finally settled on a lineup -- Doherty and Barat on vocals and guitars, John Hassall on bass, and Gary Powell on drums -- in the first years of the new millennium and were signed to Rough Trade in December 2001. Their first single, "What a Waste," was released the next year and was followed shortly after by the full-length debut, Up the Bracket.
The Libertines were almost instantly hailed by critics as the best new thing in British music, and their kind of lyrics-first approach would later inspire acts like the Arctic Monkeys and the View. Despite the success of the Libertines, however, Doherty was just getting into his impressive drug habit (he later admitted addiction to both crack and heroin), which caused him to miss many of the group's shows. He made headlines in 2003 when, after Barat had asked the troubled frontman to take a break from the Libertines, he broke into his bandmate's apartment, an act which later sent him to jail for a month. Once released, however, the two made up, immediately playing a show together and planning for the Libertines' future. But all was not well with the singer and, still addicted to drugs, he entered a rehabilitation clinic in rural Thailand, where he stayed three days until escaping for Bangkok and eventually making his way back to England. At this point, he was estranged from his band, though they insisted they would welcome him back once he had cleaned himself up.
It was around this same time that Doherty began to explore other musical options, playing solo gigs (allegedly for drug money) and also forming another band, Babyshambles, with guitarist Patrick Walden, bassist Drew McConnell, and drummer Gemma Clarke. The Libertines released their self-titled sophomore record in August 2004, but despite the critical praise it received, at this point they were all but defunct. Doherty's drug habit kept him in constant legal trouble, and his occasional efforts to stop never worked. However, his passion for music (and ability to make it) continued, and in August 2005 Babyshambles released the single "Fuck Forever" in anticipation for autumn's full-length, Down in Albion, which, although messy and unfinished-seeming, still showed promise of the brilliance Doherty could deliver. The following year Babyshambles, after some lineup changes, signed to Parlophone Records, which issued the Blinding EP in 2006. Doherty, of course, was still in and out of trouble and rehab, making tabloid headlines not only for his drug battles but also for his relationship with model Kate Moss, whom he had been dating (with some breaks) since 2005, and whom he would even claim he would marry. In April 2007, he reunited with Barat for a show, though no plans for a Libertines reunion were officially made.