Scandalous Brit Peter Doherty to gig in Moscow
Published: 25 August, 2009, 17:40
TAGS: Celebrity, Music, Show, Russia, UK
Pathological irresponsibility, drug addiction, problems with alcohol and the law…Here’s a portrait of Pete Doherty, the new star of pop culture. On August 27, he will give his long-awaited concert in Moscow’s B1 Maximum.
In March of this year, Pete released his first solo album “Grace/Wastelands” and will play the majority of the songs from it at the concert in Moscow. The debut album is assigned by the musician’s full name – Peter Doherty. Musical critics consider that he therefore wishes to show that he’s ready to start a new life – without drugs and fights.
It’s not the first time Pete’s concert has been scheduled to be held in Moscow. But before this time, due to various reasons, the concerts were cancelled.
Doherty is renowned for his decadent way of life and affairs with well-known UK beauties. His name often appears in scandalous headlines in the tabloid press, while self-damage and an insatiable love of rock'n'roll are his basic motivations. Apart from music, Pete has another passion in life – heavy drugs. In 2004, it became the reason why his band The Libertines fell apart.
Nevertheless, Doherty soon “rose up from the dead” and created the group Babyshambles, in which he plays from time to time with varied success, alternating music with infinite parties, arrests, attempts to get rid of his drug-addiction, public repentances and absolutely vain intentions of bringing The Libertines back to life.
25.08.2009, 14:10
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Pete Doherty is i believe one of the most talented poets and musicians of his generation and his geniality in giving private shows to adoring fan's puts to shame these so-called clean living celebrities which anyone in the business knows to be a total farce. If Pete Doherty is to be found judged purely through his drug abuse then lets also do the same for artists such as the Beatles, Oasis, jimi hendrix, Bob Dylan, James Brown the list goes on. We live in a media age where we all like to use someones fall from grace or human fallibility to make ourselves feel better. Lets listen to the music and make a judgment or assign our legends to the dustbin.