Pete Doherty: 'I'm not sure about complete abstinence'
Pete Doherty has talked about his recent stint in drug rehab and his current drug intake today (October 12), describing himself as "healthy, physically".
Speaking on BBC 6Music, the Babyshambles frontman revealed that he was only allowed access to his guitar twice a week for an hour at a time.
"I'm healthy, physically, a bit wobbly," he told Steve Lamacq. "I'm not sure about complete abstinence [from drugs]. But it's a 12 step philosophy. It's one day at a time I suppose."
Doherty went on to talk about the psychological assessments he received in rehab.
"Apparently I've got loads of self-esteem issues," he said, before joking: "I thought I was alright!"
Doherty then spoke about the troubled recording sessions his band experienced with producer Stephen Street, revealing that Street told the band that "if you carry on like this, I'm going home", referring to Doherty's drug intake during recording sessions.
"It's important to have someone who knew what he wanted," Doherty added. "We worked 11 to eight with no weekends. It was a contradiction to how we would have chosen to work."
Doherty also debuted a new song during the interview called '1939 Returning', which he had started writing two days earlier. He said that the song was inspired by a dream he had, in which he was washing the windows of an Italian 1930s butchers.
The lyrics of the song included the lines: "Tread carefully upon the drifting lights/When you're behind enemy lines/Caught behind enemy lines in 1939/For Germany he sacrificed his life".
Doherty also played an acoustic cover of Culture Club's 'Karma Chameleon' and admitted that he was hoping to see his favourite football team Queens Park Rangers play again soon.
"Last time I went the club secretary threatened to resign and I had to leave at half time," he explained, adding that after his rehab he hoped to be allowed back declaring, "it's all different now." |
Busta Rhymes Arrested For Drunk Driving
Busta Rhymes was arrested on a drunken driving charge early this morning (May 3) in New York, police said, marking the latest in a series of recent legal troubles for the rapper.
Officers stopped Rhymes at about 12:40 a.m. because the sport utility vehicle he was driving had overly tinted windows, Sgt. Mike Wysokowski said. He said officers then smelled alcohol on the rapper's breath.
Rhymes, 34, was taken into custody on a charge of driving while impaired, Wysokowski said. An arraignment was expected later today. A lawyer for Rhymes, Scott Leemon, declined to comment, saying he would address the charges in court.
Rhymes, whose real name is Trevor Smith, has had several law enforcement run-ins since last year. He is tentatively scheduled to go to trial Tuesday on two assault charges. |
Maps set for debut US tour
Maps aka James Chapman has announced a short tour of the US, kicking off at Seattle's Crocodile Caf? on September 22.
He will play three west coast dates before heading east for a further two shows in New York City and Brooklyn.
Chapman will be joined on the jaunt by Philip Thurlby (synths, backing Vocals, percussion), Matthew Roberts (synths, guitar, backing vocals), Benjamin Gordelier (drums) and Andrew Lowther (bass guitar).
The tour will support the release of 'We Can Create' which came out June 17 in the US and was recorded in Chapman's Northampton bedroom. The album was co-produced by Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bonnie Prince Billy, Bjork) and mixed by Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros, Hope Of The States). |