Jump to content

Pete Doherty moves in with Shane MacGowan


Recommended Posts

Link

Pete Doherty moves in with Shane MacGowan

Writer: Jeremy Goldmeier

News, Published online on 18 Sep 2007

 

 

Around Paste HQ, we generally try to avoid trafficking in greasy tabloid fodder, but a recent news item the UK has proven too horrifically ironic for us to keep to ourselves.

 

The sordid tale begins with Pete Doherty, booze-addled singer of Babyshambles, leaving his latest stint at rehab. Where is a rocker who

Link to post
Share on other sites

Ouch. Yeah, I'm not holding out high hopes for this.

 

A few years ago, a friend of mine who'd been living here for a while moved back to London, and ended up moving into a flat that had been recently vacated by Shane McGowan. He had broken the lease, it was for a year, and he'd taken off after six months. So she spent a lot of time sending Shane McGowan's past-due notices from different utilities, collection agencies, etc., back to the senders. Her rental agent eventually faxed her a copy of Shane's cancelled lease agreement, so that she could show that one, along with her own, to prove to these people that she was in fact currently legally inhabiting the place.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...