A Likely Lad by Peter Doherty - ISBN: 9781408715451
Paperback
Rock ‘n’ roll’s last bad boy tells all: fame, infamy, and survival.

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    4 July 2023

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Summary

Peter Doherty’s is the last of the great rock ‘n’ roll stories - bad boy and public enemy. To his devoted fans, he is a cult hero, a modern-day Rimbaud. Musically, he has defined the past twenty years of indie rock with his sound, lyrics, lifestyle and aesthetic.

Since The Libertines rose to international fame, Doherty has proved endlessly fascinating. A whirlwind of controversy and scandal has tailed him ever since the early 2000s, so much so that all too often his talents as a songw…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781408715451
ISBN-10:1408715457
Author:Peter Doherty, Simon Spence
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:4 July 2023
Weight:275g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 28mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Doherty wasn’t just at the heart of that era, he defined it, in ways both good and bad. Who better to capture the excitement but also the bleakness of that period than him? – Hadley Freeman * Guardian *
Reveals unexpected details … Intimate, often salacious * Sunday Times *
Lucid, candid and, ultimately, hopeful * Observer *
Expertly pieced together … An extraordinary hymn to indie’s own Rimbaud and degenerate noughties London * Mojo *
A defiant and humorous look at one of the most infamous rockers of the 21st century * Far Out Magazine *
[A]n easily digestible page-turner … plenty of new stories * i News *
Overloaded with compelling stories - many funny, some haunting * New Statesman *

About The Author

Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty is a musician and singer-songwriter. He is one of the frontmen for the rock band, The Libertines, and previously formed Babyshambles and the Puta Madres. Peter’s music is as eclectic as it is introspective, and is consistently thought of one of the leading lights on the British rock scene. Born into a military family, Doherty spent much of his youth moving from place to place across Europe. He immersed himself in books and poetry - something that is evident in his lyric-writing to this day.

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