Pete Doherty

“My family used to say, point-blank, 'We'd support you if we thought you could sing, or we thought you could write songs, but you can't.'”

“I hate seeing myself misquoted.”

“Humanity's always been weird at heart. Look at how societies form, rituals, practices, even rock n' roll. Humanity really is dark and twisted.”

“I feel a lot better when I've got a bit of cash on me.”

“The only way I see myself in a serious relationship is if I am toning it down a bit.”

“I have too many debts with the wrong people.”

“Babyshambles were offered some money to have a comeback. Good band, they were - amazing tunes.”

“It's not enough to play the old songs; that feels like being your own covers band or something. It's a big release to do new stuff.”

“To meet my little girl for the first time was a humbling experience. She's got my eyes and a smile that just melts my heart.”

“I could be anywhere. I just need my space to work.”

“If you've lost your faith in love and music then the end won't be long.”

“I hate to say it - it breaks my heart - but we're a tacky, money-obsessed culture.”

“I remember when I was about 15 and still listened to Pet Shop Boys and Chas And Dave, some lad at school lent me a Blur tape, and it had on it a song called 'Bank Holiday.' I said, 'What's this? I liked that tape, but that one song is a bit fast'. He said, 'Yeah, it's punk. It depends what mood you're in.' And then something sort of clicked in me.”

“My sound is just vintage Vox AC30s and Marshalls... Matchless amps are cool as well.”

“I made the fatal mistake of trying to cut my own hair. It makes me look like I have a good face for radio.”

“I love Paris.”

“I'm not really a fighter, but I've never backed down from anyone in Paris. I feel I can't. In London, I'll just run because I'm not going to fight 50 Wolverhampton Wanderers fans.”

“Being skint, drunk, paranoid - no, I don't wish that for myself.”

“That was my fantasy, actually - to become a billionaire, buy the 'Sun' and the 'Mirror,' and close them down.”

“It's amazing, the number of people who don't have passports, who can't read, who can't write. It's sick actually. It's disgusting.”