Troubled British rocker Pete Doherty vowed Wednesday to turn over a new leaf as a judge freed him from conditions imposed to curb his drug problems.
The Babyshambles frontman has been under court supervision for 18 months, but a judge at Thames Magistrates' Court in east London said she was revoking the last six months of the order because he appeared to be changing his ways.
"You must be pleased," she told him at his latest supervision review hearing, while stressing the ruling was not the end, but a new beginning. "I wish you well," she added.
Speaking to reporters outside the court, Doherty said: "I have just had enough really... It's just the beginning, you know what I mean. My life has changed."
Doherty, who was recently reported to be embarking on a tour involving solely alcohol-free venues, said he was undergoing rehabilitation and was keen to get back on the road.
The one-time boyfriend of supermodel Kate Moss, has fought a public battle with drug addiction that has made more headlines than his music.
Earlier this month police in London announced they are to review an investigation into the death of an actor, who plunged from a balcony at a party attended by Doherty.
Mark Blanco, 30, died after falling from a second-floor balcony at a party in east London last December.
Doherty, whose literary agent hosted the party, was initially interviewed as a witness. Police at first ruled there had been no "third-party involvement" in Blanco's death.
