Doperty Sold Acid To The Strokes

Pete Doherty claims he sold acid to The Strokes in 2001 before he joined The Libertines.

"I actually already knew [The Strokes] before I was in a band or anything," Doperty says in the new issue of ShortList magazine. "It was back when I was working in a bar pulling pints. I used to sell a few little things on the side, you know?

"They were on their first tour, and were like just a few American lads in London looking for a good time. They met a friend of mine, who said I could get them a few bits and bobs. I think I sold them a load of acid, they gave me tickets to their gig, I got them some more acid and it went from there."

Doperty is still lobbying Carl Barat to reform The Libertines for big paydays, and he's also heavily promoting his Grace/Wastelands solo debut that will be released in North America on March 24. It's streaming on Doperty's MySpace page now, which might have something to do with it having leaked on to the internet a few days ago.

Doperty and his record company rented a double-decker bus and loaded it with fans in Paris, France on Tuesday night. He chatted while being driven around the city and also performed a few songs, including The Libertines' "The Good Old Days":

Doperty is touring the U.K. and playing these venues:

March 13 Cardiff, Wales @ Cardiff University Great Hall
March 15 Southampton, England @ Southampton Guildhall
March 16 Norwich, England @ University Of East Anglia
March 17 Lincoln, England @ Lincoln Engine Shed
March 18 Nottingham, England @ Rock City
March 19 Brighton, England @ Brighton Dome
March 20 Folkestone, England @ Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
March 23 Leeds, England @ 02 Academy Leeds
March 24 Grimsby, England @ Grimsby Auditorium
March 25 Birmingham, England @ 02 Academy Birmingham
March 26 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England @ 02 Academy Newcastle
March 27 Edinburgh, Scotland @ The Picture House
March 29 London, England @ Troxy