As the spiralling chaos of The Libertines lurched from one beautiful rock'n'roll
mess to another, front man Pete Doherty started his new side project in 2003. On
the night of the band's first scheduled gig Doherty was arrested for burgling
fellow Libertine Carl Barat's flat and the birth of Babyshambles was put on hold
for two months while he served time in Pentonville. Plagued by drug problems,
oppressive tabloid pressure and the general anarchy of Doherty's lifestyle, the
band's line-up changed frequently, but the success of Top 10 singles
Killamangiro and F*** Forever paved th...