Pete Docherty- The Man Who Would Be King

Pete Doherty is the man who put the sex and drugs back into rock and roll. Bursting onto the scene in an era of manufactured bands and squeaky-clean stars, his lust for life, decadence and wildness has endeared him to music lovers, appalled the establishment, and earned him legions of female admirers. First with The Libertines, and more recently with Babyshambles, Pete has expressed an uncompromising commitment to living life his way, becoming the most talked about singer-songwriter of his generation. Drawing on the memories of the man himself, those of his girlfriends, managers and drug-taking companions.

Nathan Yates is a writer and journalist who has worked for national newspapers for the past ten years. He has written on a range of subject from crime and politics to literature and music. He is currently on the staff of the Daily Mirror.