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DRUG CONCERN has given Pete Doherty’s upcoming Guernsey gig their blessing. The musician hit the headlines last year due to his relationship with supermodel Kate Moss and his high-profile drug problem.
But Guernsey’s Drug Concern charity has said Doherty performing at Guernsey Live on 3 and 4 May could set a good example for the island’s youth. ‘We work with people who are trying to get off drugs, so if he is doing just that he’s setting a good example by continuing with his music,’ said Tracy Rear, Drug Concern manager.
‘It is extremely hard work when you are addicted to drugs, so good luck to him and keep doing what you are doing,’ she said. ‘It depends how he presents himself over whether or not he will be a good role model and it can be interpreted differently by different people.’
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I am sorry but the guy is known for glamourising
the use of drugs. If you have a problem and want to
get better, or even if you don’t shout/ sing/ write
about how cool drugs are that is fine. But is Pete
really a good example? Or is this the most obvious
spin of all time.
I dont think Pete Doherty has ever glamourised drugs the tabloid media has Glamourised his drug use. The guy has been trying to stay clean for months and as far i we know is doing a fairly good job of it. He had a relapse when a drug dealer went to his wiltshire home and offered him drugs only to film it and sell it to the media or perhaps the media are willing to pay off drug dealers to catch people like pete out? If people are going to constantly bring up past drug use when refering to Pete doherty are they not sending the message to other addicts that the world percieves them as once a druggy always a druggy? just my opinion
Sorry, I know that, all a bit close to home for me as live in an area
full of Doherty wannabees and see the knock on effect on a daily basis.
Yes the media glamourise it, but he does play up to it a lot. It is more the
“drugs are cool, aren’t I alternative, artistic, a tortured soul” thing more than anything else
that bothers me and the Libs thing really brought that out in people. Particularly rich
kids pretending to be poor urchins, see The Holloways etc….
In my experince of the Guernsey live scene, the libertines had little effect and the
kids seem more interested in heavier music. You have one of the liveliest
healthiest and most talented and attended live scenes in the country, people actually
go out and watch gigs on a regular basis, it is much more European than UK.
Sorry, I digress.
Yes people should be given a second chance and yes his many spin doctors and publicists are probably
as muchto blame as he is, but in my opinion and experience, no he is not a good influence on kids.