An artist friend of Pete Doherty is apparently working on a sculpture of the singer which depicts him on a cross, and surrounded by bits of tabloid newspapers, intended to symbolise the star's crucifixion by media. Doherty has apparently commissioned the piece, and intends to use it at his forthcoming solo gig at London's Albert Hall on 12 Jul.
Nick Reynolds says he came up with the idea a while back, but it's taken a while to make the sculpture happen. He's quoted as saying: "I was quite pally with Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates and their love affair - like Pete and Kate's - went a bit sour. The negative press put a downward spiral on them. And when I saw the press that Pete was getting, it made me think of them - I saw the same pattern. As if Pete was being crucified by the press. That's when I came up with the idea for the statue".