'The Libertines Weren't Just Drug Taking Idiots', Says Drummer Gary Powell
Monday, 26 March 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
Gary Powell, drummer of English rockers The Libertines, has opened up about the band’s past, telling fans that the band weren’t just a group of ’scally drug-taking idiots’ – something which Powell thinks is the ‘biggest misconception’ about the band.
The band, who split up in 2004 and briefly reunited in 2010, put out two albums in their career and made some great music – but they’ve also always been surrounded by an image of drug-taking and scandals. Now, Powell is keen to clear up their look, insisting that they were much more than ‘talentless, drug-taking idiots’.
“It's a bit of a love letter to the fans, but it will hopefully give people more of an understanding of what it means to be a Libertine and our group dynamics,” Powell told NME. “When you say 'Libertine', a lot of people immediately think of Pete Doherty, drug-taking and Kate Moss instead of thinking of the music, and the camaraderie between us and the fans. The biggest misconception is that we're all a bunch of scally drug-taking idiots who are talentless and have no real love of music.”
He went on to talk about the possibility of a second reunion, saying: “I'd love to do a reunion soiree, but all four of us would have to be involved. If Pete or one of the others was not, I wouldn't do it.”
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