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Pete Doherty became emotional after he recalled the moment he was axed from The Libertines during an interview with film maker Louis Theroux.
The BBC documentary looks into the life of the 44-year-old rocker, who has now shunned the bright lights of London for the more tranquil setting of France. Pete became known on the back of the success of the band and his well documented relationship with supermodel Kate Moss. But, what started off as recreational use of drugs soon turned into a dark addiction to crack and heroin. And, in the documentary, Pete is forced to look back on his "honeymoon period with crack and heroin", which led to him having to leave the band.
Pete Doherty talks to Louis Theroux in latest documentary (BBC/Mindhouse Productions/Ryan McNamara)Pete then explained he even broke into bandmate Carl Barat's flat in a desperate attempt to stay in the Libertines – but he wasn't at home. Pete told Louis: "They were doing these gigs without me, they did Glastonbury without me and I went round (to his home) to beg him to say 'I know you are worried about the drugs but please don't carry on without me'."
He added: "I acted really stupidly and took some videos and stuff." But in the midst of his heavy drug use Pete was not meeting the commitments of the band's schedule as he was spiralling out of control. Speaking about the difficulty of working with Pete, his former bandmate Carl said: "People kept saying to me, 'your friend is going off the rails, he needs help. You can't let him do this, you can't let him do that'. But you've seen the man, he's a law unto himself. But I knew I had to keep the band together and I knew we had these commitments, and Pete was running round with this new crew and I felt like he was getting away from me."
Pete's former bandmate added: "I felt like I was breaking our bond, our pack, everything we had sworn in blood together and although Pete says he got kicked out the band that was never the case, but of course he didn't see it that way. It was quite heartbreaking really both romantics and there's just f*** you can do about it really." At the time, the pair's relationship hit an all time low but, now, they have managed to repair the damage. And it was during their embrace that Pete became emotional.
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Pete breaks down when he remembers being axed from The Libertines (BBC)Pete has been clean of all drugs for three years after successful rehab visits which gave him the tools to beat his £200-a-day addiction to crack and heroin. The interview took place at the singer's home in France, which he shares with his wife Katia de Vidas and their daughter Billie-May. Pete moved there three years ago and has become a great lover of cheese, which he jokes has become his new addiction. He also has an older son and daughter from a previous relationship.