20. Pete Doherty

Young Again

BBC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.6 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Kirsty Young asks the rock star Pete Doherty what advice he would give his younger self.

Doherty became famous in the 2000s with The Libertines, the band he formed and fronted alongside fellow singer and guitarist Carl Barât. He became notorious as his own drug addictions led to break ups with the band and numerous arrests. He reflects on a childhood spent moving around the world following his father's postings in the British Army, the beginnings of The Libertines, the lows of addiction, and the family life he now lives in France.

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0:46.7	Hello, I'm Christy Young. Welcome to Young again, the podcast that asks fascinating people.
0:52.7	What advice would you give your younger self?
0:55.2	Today I am joined by a rock star
0:57.4	whose passion for poetry fueled his songwriting,
1:00.5	whilst his passion for drugs fueled his tabloid fame.
1:04.7	Over a quarter of a century after he started the Libertines,
1:07.5	the band remained together, rock and roll survivors,
1:10.6	with new records and live shows
1:12.5	proving as popular as ever. On this edition of Young Again, I am speaking to Pete Doherty. Welcome.
1:18.4	Hello, good afternoon. It's very nice to see you. Lovely to see you. I see it. I think you look
1:22.3	well. Yeah, I'm okay. I'm all right. The premise of the programme is for us to have a conversation,
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