HE'S not yet in the same earning league as his on-off girlfriend Kate Moss, but Pete Doherty is set to make around #500,000 by selling his unconventional art work.
The tortured rock star, who shockingly daubs canvasses with his own blood, is putting them on sale in West London's trendy Bankrobber gallery.
Friends of Pete, who had a turbulent week after rows with Kate, are praying he makes the most of the cash to get his life on track.
I caught up last week with Pete's former bandmate Carl Barat, who told me Pete was the worst he had ever been.
"Pete ended up in the nick last week - I don't think he'll ever change," Carl said sadly when I met him at the premiere of the movie about the life of the late Clash singer Joe Strummer.
"I love Pete like a brother and I am working with him again. But he could end up dead in a few years if he doesn't sort himself out." While some may question how much of a market there is for a self-portrait splattered in blood or a shocking crucifixion scene, the gallery owners are confident they will shift all the work during the four-week show, titled Bloodworks, opening tomorrow.
There are 14 main items - four canvasses and 10 other originals. The canvasses are expected to go for #50,000, while the smaller works should go for up to #20,000. There are also prints at #1,000.
And if Pete manages to keep clean, then he'll also make cash from his promised Libertines reunion.
Carl told me: "We were in the studio last week and should have something by the end of next year."
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