Doherty: 'I take drugs because I love them'

Troubled rocker Pete Doherty has dismissed speculation he became a drug addict to silence his inner demons, insisting he takes narcotics because he enjoys them.

The Babyshambles frontman has spent more than $170,000 (€146,000) fuelling his insatiable crack and heroin habits, and is dedicated to getting clean after falling foul of the law and losing ex-girlfriend Kate Moss after a British newspaper expose last year.