The Libertines and Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has announced that he’ll be releasing a new memoir in June, titled A Likely Lad. Co-written with Simon Spence, the book should be covering a variety of topics close to Doherty’s heart, such as the creative inspirations behind his wildly successful career over the last quarter-century.
The book’s synopsis advertises itself as “Doherty’s version of the story – the genuine man behind the fame and infamy. This is a rock memoir like no other“, with Doherty exploring some of “his darkest moments“. It comes just a month after Doherty revealed his drug addiction nearly lost him his feet.
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Luckily for him, things have been getting better as of late. His recent collaboration with French composer Frédéric Lo yielded the critically acclaimed The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime. Doherty credits this latest project as contributing to his sobriety over the past two years.
On dealing with his drug addiction, he said back in January that “I was getting clean. I suppose there was just so much recklessness for such a long period of time and not really caring what anyone else thought that it reverses, and all of a sudden you go from having no pressure to being hyper-sensitively aware of this new expectation …. I think the creative process is like an addiction in itself. I need to write songs, and I’ve never really got to the bottom of it.“
If you’re interested in A Likely Lad, it’s due out on June 16th through Little Brown and can be pre-ordered from here. Doherty also has some live dates coming up, both in the UK and around Europe, visiting the likes of Birmingham, London, Paris and Amsterdam. You can see the UK dates below, as well as find tickets here.
Doherty’s little old outfit The Libertines has some things coming up as well, namely talks of a new album. They’ve also got a performance at London’s Wembley Arena lined up, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of their debut album, Up the Bracket. If you’re interested then you can get tickets here, and the band’s UK dates can be found down below.
Pete Doherty UK Tour Dates
13/05/2022 – KOKO – London
14/05 – Birmingham Town Hall – Birmingham
16/05 – Olympia – Liverpool
18/05 – The Lemon Tree – Aberdeen
19/05 – Tower Ballroom – Hull
20/05 – Cambridge Junction – Cambridge
The Libertines UK Tour Dates
11/06/2022 – Rock N Roll Circus – Newcastle
01/07 – Castlefield Bowl – Manchester
23/07 – Wembley Arena – London
05/08 – Bute Park – Cardiff
08/08 – O2 Academy – Edinburgh
