Suited, Booted and Sober . . . Bad Boy Doherty Plays the Hits for Burns
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AYR town hall, in the guise of the Festival Club, seems an unlikely location to witness a partial redemption of Pete Doherty, the often drug addled, seemingly tortured, and oddly celebrated enfant terrible of the rock world.
Doherty, who was transformed from lead singer of the hotly tipped Libertines to bludgeoned tabloid fodder in less than a year thanks mainly to being sacked from the band, allowing himself to be photographed smoking heroin and being the boyfriend of Kate Moss was in town as a performer at the annual Burns Festival.See the full content of this document
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Suited, Booted and Sober . . . Bad Boy Doherty Plays the Hits for Burns
An accomplished poet, the 26-year-old Doherty was booked to do recitals of both Burns and his own work, rather than for a concert by his new band Babyshambles. He arrived almost on time, without his celebrity girlfriend, and looking smart in a black suit, white shirt and black tie.
Working his way along the small, intimate crowd he sh...See the full content of this document
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