'Secret' Ailment Drops Doherty Before Gig

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(Sept. 2) - Pete Doherty, the shambolic frontman of UK band Babyshambles, had to be revived by paramedics in Austria after he collapsed before a concert there over the weekend, according to reports out of the UK.

Several newspapers, including The Sun, indicate it was a drug overdose.

The drug-addled Brit eventually stumbled out on stage four hours later, but refused to premiere some home movies that were touted as part of the show.

The rocker was coy following show, telling reporters that "there was some minor problem but it's a secret. Nothing bad, though -- I'm still alive."

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Pete Doherty Snapshots

Pete Doherty of Babyshambles (left) and Roger Daltrey of The Who (right) perform a one off concert together in aid of The Teenage Cancer Trust at the Carling Bristol Academy on December 12, 2009 in Bristol, England.

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A handout image obtained September 26, 2008, from Lyon and Turnbull shows a painting entitled 'Who needs blood when you've got lipstick' by British model Kate Moss. The painting was created using lipstick and was later inscribed by singer Pete Doherty in his own blood. The painting is expected to be auctioned in London on Saturday September 27, 2008. AFP PHOTO/JUSTIN SUTCLIFFE *** NO SALES *** RESTRICTED FOR EDITORIAL USE *** (Photo credit should read JUSTIN SUTCLIFFE/AFP/Getty Images)

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YEOVIL, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 24: Pete Doherty smokes a cigarette outside Yeovil Magistrates Court on July 24 2008 in Yeovil, England. The troubled musician Pete Doherty was in court to answer criminal damage charges. The Babyshambles front man pleaded guilty to criminal damage after he chased a photographer and damaged her camera in Crewkerne, Somerset, in August last year after she took a shot of his then girlfriend, Irina Lazareanu. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Pete Doherty

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YEOVIL, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 24: Pete Doherty leaves Yeovil Magistrates Court on July 24 2008 in Yeovil, England. The troubled musician Pete Doherty was in court to answer criminal damage charges. The Babyshambles front man pleaded guilty to criminal damage after he chased a photographer and damaged her camera in Crewkerne, Somerset, in August last year after she took a shot of his then girlfriend, Irina Lazareanu. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Pete Doherty

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