22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Musician Carl Barât dines at Browns, buys antiques in Cecil Court and fancies himself as a mudlarker
Yeah, I've had numerous occasions from back in the day down at the old riots. I think we got a bit clobbered, but it felt like a bit of a game, a cat and mouse thing at the time. I once got arrested and put in a cell at Kentish Town and spent the night there. On paper, it was for theft of a moped. But me and Pete [Doherty], we were eyeing up this moped that had been neglected. Nothing particularly glamorous. It looked so neglected and sad, we thought we'd liberate it one rainy evening. It was a bit Miami Vice: an unmarked car pulled out in the middle of the road. We tried to explain we were out of work poets and it didn't really sway it. It turned out it belonged to a one Mr Hesmetzky who subsequently dropped charges. So thank you, Mr Hesmetzky.
