Pete Doherty to write musical with Carl Barat

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Pete Doherty and Carl Barât To Start Work On Musical
Published 3/4/2008 at HYPEFUL
... and will start writing next week at Doherty’s new house in Marlborough, Wilts. Scheduled to begin in early 2009, the show is said to be about the struggles of an up-and-coming rock band (familiar territory for the former-Libertines members) and will contain about 20 new songs. Despite this reunion of sorts, Carl added, “We’ve agreed that it’s not a good idea to reform the Libertines just yet…”

Five Reasons Why a Libertines Musical Isn't a Terrible Idea
Published 3/4/2008 at Vulture
... The U.K.'s frequently wrong (though always entertaining) tabloid The Mirror is reporting that acclaimed crackhead Pete Doherty is reuniting with his former Libertines bandmate Carl Barat to write a musical. According to Barat, London's Donmar Warehouse theater has commissioned the duo to pen "about 20 songs" for a stage drama about the "struggles of an up-and-coming rock band" to open in early 2009. While this story is likely the result of wishful thinking, exaggeration, or out-and-out fabrication, we totally want it to be true. Regardless of whatever crack-related ...