Pete Doherty has revealed how the memory of Amy Winehouse was a big inspiration during the creation of The Libertines‘ new album ‘Anthems For Doomed Youth‘ – despite the fact that the late singer was apparently never a fan of his songwriting.
“The studio was quite sparsely decorated, but we did have a little NME front cover of Amy Winehouse over the mixing desk the whole time,” Doherty has told NME. “The one constant in the mixing room, apart from John Hassall, who was always there from dawn to dusk, was the picture of Amy.”
“She was never a massive fan of my songwriting, or at least she never admitted to it! She was a bit of a harsh critic, but in a lot of ways we were kindred spirits, and all the boys loved her. She was quite inspirational as well, because while she was critical, that’s because she had very high standards.”
The Libertines release their unlikely follow-up to the 2004 self-titled second album – the result of a 2014 live comeback which has since become so much more – on September 4th.
