Well, I said ‘yes’ [to reforming the Libertines]. The thing is, when I think about it now it was kind of a strange answer because I think most days if you asked me the same question I would say ‘no’, but recently I tried to phone Carl and I couldn’t reach him… The only way I can get to see Carl is to agree to do these gigs. So I can at least get a word in between songs onstage… Don’t listen to what I said before. It’s all good with Carl at the minute. He’s grown up a bit. The way he talks to me, I can see it… I love him.
Peter Doherty on the Libertines reunion in 2014.
Cobbled together from two separate interviews, but I was very struck by the implication that (financial excuses aside) the real reason the Libertines got back together was that Peter wanted to talk to Carl, but Carl didn’t answer his phone.
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