CMU
Daily - on the inside Wednesday 21st December
WHAT DOHERTY DID, IN 2005
Put on four apparently storming gigs on New Years Eve (strictly, 2004, but we didn't report on it until early 2005), met Kate Moss, fell in love with Kate Moss (one week later), lost Gemma Clarke, (Babyshambles drummer who quit at the end of January), received 'open letter' from Gemma Clarke saying she 'could no longer be part of a machine that I feel is destroying you', was given 'me or the drugs' ultimatum by Kate Moss (that went well), received a plea from his uncle (Philip Michels) to give up drugs, was advised by Roger Daltrey that he (Doherty) will end up dead, was nominated for about ten NME Awards (Amongst them Best British Band - The Libertines, Best New Band - Babyshambles), played Tsunami Aid gig with Babyshambles, was arrested after that Max Carlish fracas in Islington, engaged a lawyer, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court, was charged with burglary and blackmail, spent four days in Pentonville Prison whilst waiting for someone to raise £150k bail, surrendered his passport, was sent to rehab, was given a curfew, was called a 'fucking moron' by Razorlight's Johnny Borrell, was dumped by Kate Moss (again), pledged to kick his bad habits following his release from prison for the sake of his relationship with Kate Moss, was ditched by Kate Moss (again) after pictures of the couple taken with Doherty's mobile surfaces in a tabloid, wanted to go to the NME awards ceremony, did not go to the NME awards ceremony at which The Libertines were awarded the gongs for Best British Band and Babyshambles won nothing, got a Naltrexone implant (blocks the effects of drugs like heroin), appeared at Brixton Academy after being allowed to stay out two hours longer than his 10pm curfew and had a scuffle with bandmate Patrick Walden onstage, was criticised by tory leader Michael Howard for being a bad role model, performed music and poetry on Radio 4 programme, 'Bespoken Word', was rumoured to be engaged due to an engagement-looking ring on Kate Moss's finger, played solo support set for The Streets after Babyshambles had to cancel (for valid reasons, believe it or not), was rumoured to be planning a collaboration with Ocean Colour Scene, played Koko with Babyshambles, was so impressed by his girlfriend's vocal talents he got her to do a bit of backing on a single ('Fuck Forever'), was nominated for a Novello for 'For Lovers' by him and Wolfman, had all charges relating to the Max Carlish incident dropped, hugged Carl Barat, chatted to Carl Barat, compared jackets with Carl Barat, allegedly claimed he used to be a rent boy, claimed he and Kate Moss were planning to marry in the summer, jammed with a friend's band at the 333 club in Hoxton but then refused to leave the stage when the next band Crazy Girl needed to get on (causing something of a riot), started to teach Kate Moss to play guitar, tried to stop Max Carlish's documentary from being shown on Channel 4, was called a 'smackhead' by Liam Gallagher, played a decent set with Babyshambles at Carling 24 ("A remarkably relaxed Pete Doherty captivated delighted fans with a cool and trouble free set" - CMU), played at Love Music Hate Racism gig in Trafalgar Square, was praised by ex Babyshambles drummer Gemma Clarke (she said he's a 'sweet guy' and 'very thoughtful'), was rumoured to be planning a Glastonbury wedding, was called a 'British hero' by tune-changing Liam Gallagher, appeared on Channel 4 in the Max Carlish documentary, was evicted from his flat because of loud parties, didn't get a Novello Award for 'For Lovers', got a bit paranoid and told reporters his house had been bugged, accused Franz Ferdinand of plagiarism (in a good way), said the Babyshambles album is the best thing he's ever done, called The Libertines "manufactured", allegedly told Liam Gallagher to stay away from his bird, recorded a musical message for Kate Moss's answer machine, was banned from going to Sadie Frost's parties, failed to show up for a Vogue fashion shoot, performed (abysmally) with Elton John at Live 8, recorded a duet with Kate Moss (according to The Mirror), announced Babyshambles tour, was defended by Bob Geldof over his shambolic performance at Live 8, defended himself regarding his shambolic Live 8 performance and gallantly blamed Peaches Geldof, broke up with Kate Moss, pulled out of that Oasis support slot in Southampton because he was too busy breaking up with Kate Moss, said he nearly didn't make it to Live 8 because of a clamped car, was dropped off the bill (well, Babyshambles were) at Oasis' Milton Keynes gig, was banned by babymother Lisa Moorish from seeing his son Estile, got back together with Kate Moss, was told by fans to fuck himself (well, on a message board) after Babyshambles cancelled more gigs, said he hopes to star in a movie about his own life, was dumped by Kate Moss again, was investigated by police over an alleged assault, was called 'a mess' by Damon Albarn, had his Naltrexone implants paid for by Kate Moss (despite the fact that she had dumped him), played gig with Babyshambles in Stoke (despite rumours of a split), was defended by Elton John over Live 8 (he said it was nerves), was dissed by Liam Gallagher again (he said he'd never have Babyshambles play support again after the Southampton fiasco), got back together with Kate Moss, spent £300 on lingerie, had footage of himself dropped from a BBC 3 documentary (well, he was self-harming with a broken bottle), was allegedly subjected to a full body strip search at Gardermoen Airport in Norway, was compared to a large inflatable penis by Liam Gallagher, headbutted Johnny Borrell backstage at the Leeds Festival, launched website about himself doing stuff, was called a "very bad man" by Eddie Argos, was voted worst festival act (well, Babyshambles were), implied he was secretly married to Kate Moss, was voted fourth greatest living hellraiser (behind Keith Richards, Courtney Love and Ozzy Osbourne), was there when his girlfriend Kate Moss was snapped snorting gak at a west London recording studio, lost the artwork for the Babyshambles album, refused to comment on Kate's cocaine taking, played a "commendably lucid" Babyshambles gig in Carlisle, was accused of kidnapping Natasha Ellis and taking her off in his tour bus, vomited onstage at Greenock, threw a mike stand at photographers at Greenock, was stopped by police in Dundee, was called a 'brilliant songwriter' by Alex Kapranos, got pissed up in Newcastle prior to a Babyshambles gig and collapsed on stage later that night sparking fears he was a goner, was arrested following a Babyshambles gig at Shrewsbury's Music Hall over drug suspicions, lost girlfriend Kate Moss to The Meadows rehab clinic in Arizona, was voted 'man most in need of a fashion makeover', was barred from contact with Kate Moss, called Johnny Borrell a poisonous snake, was dropped from Iceland's Airwaves Festival ("Due to the current situation the Iceland Airwaves festival management has decided to cancel Babyshambles' scheduled performance on the festival"), received surprise visit from his Mum and sister (they were worried about him) at the Babyshambles' gig at Bristol Academy, was accused of hitting a security guard at a Babyshambles gig in Leeds, cancelled the last three Babyshambles gigs of the tour, was called pretentious by Arctic Monkeys, fell out with manager James Mullord because he reckoned it was him who shopped Kate to The Mirror, said he's written a song for his football team Queen's Park Rangers, was judged in need of a 'bleedin' good slap' by Sharon Osbourne, was accused by a tabloid of having a new girlfriend (Miha Razik) despite still being allegedly in love with Kate Moss, was criticised by Roger Daltrey for wasting his life, said he has a second child but it's thought he made it up, finally released the Babyshambles album to mild acclaim, was called talentless by Pete Waterman, lost his passport, was called "incredibly talented" by Craig David, was called a "talentless waste of fucking skin" by The Darkness, possibly had James Mullord's face pixilated out of the 'Albion' video, checked into the same rehab clinic in Arizona that Kate Moss went to, fell from first to sixth place in NMEs Cool List, might have been working on a solo album, got the music writer's prize at Muso Awards, quit rehab in Arizona, got dumped by Kate Moss, got arrested in South London on suspicion of possessing crack, said he was surprised Kate Moss made it through rehab, said he is scared of going to prison, got into a spat with Liam Gallagher at Lisa Moorish's place, was cleared by West Mercia police over that arrest in Shrewsbury, got stopped and searched by police in Soho, was labeled a musical non achiever by Arctic Monkey Alex Turner, was asked by his former drug dealer to get tested for HIV, was arrested in North London on suspicion of driving under the influence of drink or drugs.
And that's that.