Wild rocker Pete Doherty has admitted he is “surprised” he is not dead or “sat in a hedge” injecting drugs.
The Babyshambles star also revealed how he is missing chunks of his body from his rock days – including both earlobes after they were bitten off in fights.
Pete, 43, said: “I’m surprised I’m not dead. I’ve managed to get out of the addictive cycle, but I was pretty f****d. I’ve entered a phase of rejuvenation.
“Marriage is the bolster. I have the love and support of someone I love.
“I’m blessed to be alive, not sat in a hedge in Old Street, injecting into my groin.”
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Dad-of-two Pete – whose former fiancées include models Kate Moss and Irina Lazareanu – got hitched to his Puta Madres bandmate, Katia de Vidas, last year.
He’s been spotted walking his husky near his country home in Norm-andy, northern France.
Looking back on his wild days, Pete added: “I’ve got chunks missing all over the place.
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“I was swinging at the paparazzi in Italy – the guy took his camera, had me by the throat and bit off part of my earlobe.
“Someone else bit off part of my other earlobe in a pub in Stoke. I think he just wanted a souvenir.”
Former junkie Pete says he’s now “mostly clean”, and mainly opts for “a nice glass of water” over booze.
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He said his attempts to get clean have included therapy with Thai monks.
He said: “You swallow a bucket of water, take this mixture of bark, berries and mud and release your demons as you vomit.”
Later on in the year, Doherty will unveil his first autobiography A Likely Lad.
The publication is set for release on June 16 with the musician working with Simon Spence to get the book over the line.
“Doherty’s version of the story – the genuine man behind the fame and infamy. This is a rock memoir like no other,” explains the intriguing synopsis.
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