Pete Doherty dismissed by NME

Pete Doherty

Pete Doherty has been voted one of the greatest rock heroes of all time by readers of NME - but the magazine itself has dismissed him as "just a worn-out drug addict".

The troubled singer came second in the list of all-time greats, runner-up to the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. But NME admitted it was "a bit surprised" that the crack-addicted star is still considered a hero to so many. "Surely he's just a worn-out drug addict who needs help if he's ever going to make decent music again? Don't you deserve better?"