And now the end is near. And so I face the final curtain… But before I go, let me tell you what a right royal f*** up I truly was. Regrets? I’ve had a few. Where do you want me to start?
Welcome to the era of the “my shame” music documentary. In the week that Netflix releases the intimate tell-all Robbie Williams, with its rolling news feed of booze issues, emotional problems and colossal stardom, cinemas greet the similarly candid Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin. It’s directed by The Libertines star’s partner, Katia De Vidas, and tells the story of Doherty’s years of drug addiction in extreme close-up.
