when carl was DJing last night he played bang bang you’re dead and i was at the front so i was singing along and did gun fingers and pretended to shoot him and he pointed at himself and was like “me?” so i nodded and he pretended get shot and die 😭❤️
“This self-absorbed vision, this decadent artistic life, it didn’t mean anything when you’re squatting in that dank, decaying place. And Carl said, ‘Look, I know somewhere you’re still in there, the person I used to know. Come out to play.’”
So now the Libertines have rekindled their friendships, played big stages and made a new album. Have they done enough to purge their regrets and restore their legacy?
“No,” Doherty says. “We’ve started, but I think something has to happen. I don’t know what it is. Something cataclysmic.” His eyes widen. “Some extraordinary twist!”
Barât looks at me and rolls his eyes, amusement intermingled with exasperation. “How about not?,” he tells his friend gently. “Let’s put the cataclysmic things on stand-by for now. You and me, we’re just going to stay on the tracks.”
Genuinely disappointed this young mans face is not all over my dashboard after this incredible moment yesterday.
So very proud to have been able to cheer him on, donate some cash and witness this moment.
Billy Monger you are an inspiration to us all. A show of how to come back from the very worst. I’ve no doubt this remarkable kid will accomplish everything he sets out to and more.
One step at a time. Today (well yesterday) Brands Hatch pit lane. Tomorrow the world.
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