Pete Doherty attempted to write new material with a 'warlord's daughter' while in rehab in Thailand.
The musician, who spent an extended stint in South-East-Asia, Hhas coming to terms with his addictions and dabbling in spirituality.
Doherty has since spoken to Noisey about how he began writing new Libertines material at the centre, and has even been relearning songs from his past.
“The thing is it’s quite a tranquil place, so I don’t like to make too much noise," said Doherty. "But I’ll say that I have rediscovered a few facets that have come back to life since I’ve been here and one of them is just enjoying playing guitar and learning songs I used to know backwards and inside out. Like old Lindisfarne and Stone Roses songs and just taking them and just shifting the chords about.”
He continued: “I’ve come up with some good riffs too. Like simple bass lines and I’m trying to get this warlord's daughter to play drums for me but she’s off the radar at the moment. So hopefully we’ll have some new ideas when Carl next bounds into view in his bandana and leathers. A man who swore he’d never wear flip-flops! Although he doesn’t call them flip flops he calls them ‘sliders’.”
The Libertines signed a recording contract with EMI at the end of 2014, so it looks like new material is well on the way...
