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A recent interview with Babyshambles front man Pete Doherty revealed the singer is worried about how his son views his drug use.
Doherty commented on his use of heroin ''I see it as a selfish lifestyle choice. My nine-year-old son, I can't be there for him."
Doherty's son Astille is to some extent aware of his father's habits "He said to me, 'Have you just taken your medicine?' I didn't know what to say. In his eyes it's sad and wrong, you're not the attractive person a child wants you to be," Doherty tells Q magazine.
Doherty states that his son is 'smart' but shows ever growing concern about how he is viewed not only by his son, but by society in general ''It's seen as a spiritual crime now to be a junkie. The lowest thing.''
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''If there's someone who you've let down, or shamed, or alienated, who doesn't feel that you're there - whether it's your father, son, friend - you will just remove yourself from them." he adds.
"The sad fact is, that's what destroys families because you separate and surround yourself with people who will let you believe you're still a whole person. Because who wants to admit those things? Who wants to admit that's who they are?''
Pete Doherty has struggled with various drug related problems throughout his public life, and after several attempts to give up his habits confirmed in a recent interview that we was still using.
Despite his personal problems, Doherty has re-emerged on the music scene with some new Babyshambles material. The band will release their new album on September 2 and the first single from the album 'Nothing Comes to Nothing' is available from August 26.
Below: Babyshambles (and dancers) at peformance in Cannes
