A newly sober Pete Doherty was detained this past Friday on a British Airways flight to Geneva after being found in a drug-induced haze in the plane’s lavatory, SPIN reports. The Babyshambles (and ex-Libertines) singer refused to leave the bathroom until ten minutes before landing, whereupon he was escorted out by the flight crew, looking “completely out of it.” A hypodermic needle found by the pilot was reported to the police and Doherty was subsequently charged and fined, though ultimately let go. Apparently Pete is still following ex-girlfriend Amy Winehouse’s mantra regarding rehab: no, no, no!

—Nikki Turner

Maybe because he hadn’t gotten into a fist fight in a while, and it just seemed like the right thing to do, Pete Doherty has decided that Babyshambles needs to make a “comeback album” to show Oasis what’s up and take their place as Britain’s top band.
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Lee Mavers of The La’s must have had a great time with Pete Doherty on his recent solo tour. The Liverpool songwriter has asked Doherty’s band Babyshambles to be his backing band on his band’s new record.
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If you happen to see Pete Doherty today, you should wish him a happy birthday. The former Libertines frontman turns 30 today and he’s celebrating by releasing his first solo album, Grace/Wastelands. We’ve got the first single, “New Love Grows on Trees.”
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The infamous Pete Doherty kicked off his solo UK tour last night at a sold-out Shockwaves NME Awards show in London last night. Doherty was joined by a plethera of guests, including Graham Coxon, once-again of Blur, who also plays guitar on Doherty’s new solo album Grace/Wastelands. Doherty was also joined on stage by his Babysambles‘ mates, Drew McConnell and Adam Ficek, as well as esteemed music producer Stephen Street, singer Dot Allison, and guitarist John Robinson.
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