Babyshambles star Pete Doherty thinks people are disappointed that he's not a "dribbling mess".

The singer is famed for his frequently-publicised drug addictions and brushes with the law, but now claims he is as "clean as a whistle."

Speaking to the Metro, Doherty said: ‘It’s almost like I’m a disappointment to some people because I’m not completely f***ed up, a dribbling mess. That person doesn’t really exist. It’s a tabloid creation and they don’t like it that I’m not like that, so they keep fuelling this fire.

He added: "They don’t want me to be at peace. They don’t want me to look good. They don’t want me to be happy. It’s got to be f***ed up, if it’s to do with me."

Doherty was rarely out of the headlines and moved to Paris to escape the constant interest surrounding his wayward lifestyle.

He revealed: "I reached the point where I was getting arrested all the time in London. I couldn’t walk down the street. London becomes a very small village eventually. You run out of places. It was inescapable."