ALEX KAPRANOS DISTRIBUTES POPE-LIKE BLESSINGS

Gathering his disciples around him, Alex Kapranos has swished his purple gowns and granted absolution to Pete Doherty:

“Pete Doherty is a brilliant songwriter. ‘Fuck Forever’ is a real anthem. I was really impressed with him when I saw him in Paris.”

Now, we're not sure, but we can't help wondering if Alex is being a little minxish here - even those who think Doherty's early work is worthy of note finds Fuck Forever a tiresome piece of brattery - could Kapranos be attempting to shore up weak competition to make his own band seem glowing by comparison?

Another shake of the gown, and it's an encyclical on Antony and the Johnsons:

“The Mercury is about innovation. He’s performing from the heart and as a songwriter, I understand what he’s gone through to put his feelings out there.”

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