Talking of drugs, John Lydon has warned Pete Doherty from continuing with his druggy lifestyle, claiming that he believes that the Babyshambles star could easily follow his former band mate Sid Vicious, who famously died from a heroin overdose in 1979. The singer, who, as previously reported, is set to front the Sex Pistols reunion tour soon, said: "Pete's got to realise Sid was a tragedy, and that's not an image to be wanting. You can get trapped in the drugs thing. They are only something you should use for entertainment and recreation. It's certainly not a way of life, and it is certainly not going to help him have any kind of future. He knows, but he's trapped in this publicity hype that he can't break out of".
Meanwhile, in other Doherty tales, there are reports that the band almost scrapped the whole of top five album 'Shotter's Nation' as a result of continuing disagreements between the Babyshambles frontman and the record's producer, Stephen Street. But drummer Adam Ficek stresses Doherty and Street always sorted out their differences in the end: "Did I think it might not ever get done? Yeah. They were difficult times. There were a lot of heart-to-hearts between Stephen and Pete. Each time Stephen was about to quit, they'd sit down and have a chat".