Suicide in the Trenches

what a great artist is Peter Doherty

Why is he reciting this? And why did he recite it on the Nme awards? Is there any reason? Or does he just really like the poem?

I think he just really likes the poem. :)

i heard he likes the poem alot

he recited it at the NME awards because they were asked to play at a pro-iraq war concert thing and they refused. so that was his response i guess

i doubt they were ever asked to play at a 'pro-iraq war concert.' I mean, what, were the libertines going to open for Toby Keith and goddam Ted Nugent or what?

oK, his father was a soldier.

Its a poem about war and death and life.

It is a great poem.

He is our greatest poet.


the end

He does really like the poem, but he's also illustrating the fact that he does care for the "soldier boys" that fight for this country but seem to get forgotten. I suppose he's showing his respect and understandment of what actually goes on out there; it's not all rainbows and butterflies. And it's not always war that kills them; psychological trauma.

anybody knows whats written on that wall behind pete?

Wall says "We are the generation that brought more shoes and we got what we deserved". Its lyrics / poetry by Johnny Boy.