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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Rich Pelley

SHOCKING: Peter doherty i m surprised i m not dead - What They Never Told You

‘I have the most glorious hats, but I don’t know where they go’: Peter Doherty.
‘I have the most glorious hats, but I don’t know where they go’: Peter Doherty. Photograph: Roberto Frankenberg/Modds/Camera Press

I’m surprised I’m not dead. I’ve hedged my bets with all the scrapes, skirmishes and disasters, but I do believe in corny, happy Hollywood endings. I’m not a good guy, but I’m not evil.

I was quite swotty at school. Only a few of us went on to sixth form. I’d get the key to this secret place – the library – and sneak in at lunchtime. I wish I’d gone to university, but that was about the time I discovered the Smiths.

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