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Ah, college. The intellectual rigor, the self-discovery, the lectures by former gay prostitutes. That's right: one-time Libertine and full-time upholder of rock debauchery Pete Doherty will talk to students at Dublin's Trinity College this Friday, February 6, at the very un-rock star time of 5 p.m. as part of the University Philosophical Society's lecture series (via NME). No word yet on whether this has anything to do with community service.

But to boil Doherty's life down to prostitution seems unfair...the man has also been arrested for car theft, driving under the influence, and a slew of drug-related crimes. So why shouldn't he join the likes of previous Philosophical Society speakers like Oscar Wilde-- who also had some trouble with the law in his day?

It's easy to forget Doherty can be quite the aesthete when he wants to be: along with his rock'n'roll bona fides, he's a published author and noted self-mutilating painter. And, for some context, other recent Trinity speakers include the Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan and Naomi Campbell, so it's not like Doherty is sullying some grand tradition all by his lonesome.

When he's not prepping for insightful talks to impressionable youths, Doherty is readying his solo debut, now titled Grace/Wasteland and due March 16 in the UK on Parlophone and March 24 in the U.S. on Astralwerks. He also has a UK tour coming up.

Pete Doherty dates:

02-06 Dublin, Ireland - Trinity College (lecture)
02-22 London, England - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
02-24 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
03-13 Cardiff, Wales - Cardiff University
03-15 Southampton, England - Southampton Guildhall
03-16 Norwich, England - Norwich UEA
03-17 Lincoln, England - Engine Shed
03-19 Brighton, England - Brighton Dome
03-20 Folkestone, England - Leas Cliff Hall
03-23 Leeds, England - O2 Academy Leeds
03-24 Grimsby, England - Grimsby Auditorium
03-25 Birmingham, England - O2 Academy Birmingham
03-26 Newcastle, England - O2 Academy Newcastle
03-29 London, England - The Troxy