Dec 12, 2005 • 1 min read

Alex Turner latest to criticise Doherty

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner says Pete Doherty has not achieved anything musically and that The Libertines' gigs were full of private school kids.

Arctic Monkey, and alleged coolest person of the year (according to NME, of course) has said in a recent interview that he doesn't think Doherty is much cop. He's previously called The Libertines and Babyshambles pretentious, and repeated his sentiments whilst talking to a Japanese Magazine, saying: "Musically, he hasn't really achieved anything. Libertines gigs were full of private school kids, their music was pretentious, really. Come to our gigs and it's normal working people having a great time. That's what music's about."

To say someone hasn't really achieved anything musically is fair enough - matter of opinion; but to use the words 'full of private school kids' as a criticism is surely just snobbery.

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