Pete doherty born

Peter Doherty born 12 March [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] is an English musician. Peter Doherty was born in Hexham , Northumberland , to a military family.

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His paternal grandfather was an Irish immigrant from Cheekpoint in County Waterford ; his maternal grandfather was Jewish , the son of immigrants, Moise Michels and Chana Peress, from France and Russia. Doherty was the second of the three children. After his A-levels, he moved to his grandmother's flat in London — where he said he felt 'destined' to be — and got a job filling graves in Willesden Cemetery, although most of his time was spent reading and writing while sitting on gravestones.

The group achieved critical and commercial success and gained a dedicated cult following, with Doherty, in particular, being praised by fans and critics alike as one of the most promising songwriters to emerge on the British music scene for some time.

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However, Doherty's increasing drug problems led to his estrangement from the band. He was originally sentenced to six months, but his sentence was cut to two months. Following his rejoining of the band, Doherty sought treatment for his drug addiction. He attended the alternative detox centre Wat Tham Krabok , a temple in Thailand, famous for its rehabilitation programme for crack and heroin users.

He left after three days and returned to England. However, while post-production work was taking place on the Libertines' second studio album in June , Doherty was again asked to leave the band. The band cited Doherty's continuing drug addiction as the reason for his dismissal, but emphasised their willingness to take him back once he had addressed his addiction.

In , the Libertines reformed for appearances at the Reading and Leeds Festivals. Prior to the disbanding of the Libertines, Doherty collaborated with local poet Wolfman.