Indie wastrel Pete Doherty has revealed a bizarre new story in which the singer is chased down a street in Liverpool by a kebab shop owner.
After years flirting with going solo via gigs and bootleg recordings, Pete Doherty has finally taken the plunge. ‘Grace/Wastelands’ is the first official album under the name ‘Peter Doherty’, and is a landmark in the career of this hugely influential musician.
An intimate recording that visits many of the themes of Doherty’s writing, you can listen to tracks from the album exclusively on ClashMusic! Just click HERE!
In the new interview, Doherty recalls visiting a family member when he was a teenager. “My uncle Arthur’s a Liverpudlian fellow,” he said. “He had this pair of trousers in the bottom of my Nan’s wardrobe for ages. When I used to stay [as a teenager] I’d root about and find them, and wore them. I thought I was the bollocks in those trousers.”
The NME reports the singer as saying “there was a kebab shop, I thought these trousers would give me magic powers – I was about 15. I went in and demanded a kebab. I was a bit drunk, the fella said, ‘Sorry mate, we’re closed’.”
“I said, ‘Give me a fuckin’ kebab’. They chased me up the street with a skewer, but the trousers didn’t give in. They were furry with ’80s patterned diamond on them.”
Ladies and gentlemen, the strange world of Pete Doherty!
