Pete Doherty's death wish

Aug 7, 2007, 11:10 GMT

Pete Doherty waits for sentencing at West London Magistrates Court in London, 07 August 2007. District Judge Davinder Lachhar warned Doherty on July 03 that he would be jailed if he failed to take up a place on a detox programme before sentencing. EPA/ANDY RAIN

Kate Moss dumped rocker Pete Doherty because he had a death wish.

During the final stages of their relationship, the 33-year-old model became convinced the Babyshambles rocker planned to follow in the footsteps of his rock 'n' roll idols and die young after discovering his will.

A friend is quoted by Britain's Daily Express newspaper as saying: "Everyone thinks Kate ended it with Pete after pictures came out of him taking a model home.

"But that's not the reason - the real reason is because of Pete's death wish. Kate found a will he has recently written because he thinks his time will be up soon.

"She believes he wants to carve a place in rock 'n' roll history as one of the legendary hellraisers such as Jim Morrison, Sid Vicious and Jimi Hendrix, who all died in their prime."

Kate was said to be even more incensed because Pete, 28, told his family about his will but kept her in the dark.

The pal added: "She was livid because, when she confronted him, it came out that he'd told his family about it but not her.

"It really was the last straw. Kate's no angel and can forgive a lot of things but one thing she won't do is watch him die."

Meanwhile, Kate has penned a song on the new Babyshambles album.

The catwalk beauty is set to receive royalties for 'You Talk', which she co-wrote with Pete.

Pete said: "I wrote that with Kate sat in bed. I was just trying to impress her and in the end she changed a lot of the words and it found its way on the album."

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