Paul Roundhill
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Paul Roundhill and the son of a Church of England
vicar
, is an English
artist
and writer
based in the [East End of London, England]. He is best known for his association with musician
Pete Doherty
, acting as his self-styled literary agent and previously running the website Bhalasada.com (bhala sada is Bengali
for "good white" which is allusive to crack cocaine
), which was closed by Doherty in May 2006.
, an English
indie rock
band active from 1999 until 2004.
His relationship with Doherty led Roundhill to expose him on the website www.balachadha.com claiming that fans could get a closer insight into Doherty's life. He recorded videos on a webcam of Doherty playing acoustic guitar, smoking drugs and self-harming. He charged fans a small fee to watch these videos.
He appears for 4 seconds in the Babyshambles
music video
for song "The Blinding".
Roundhill is also known for his association with young artists/writers/musicians in and around the London area; notably- Wolfman, General Santana and Adam Ward (whom Roundhill will act as literary agent for in his debut publication). His YouTube channel professorro is known to feature Doherty and other friends.
took Blanco's hat off and set it alight, allegedly in an attempt to distract him away from the singer. Doherty and Roundhill were interviewed by police, and neither were considered suspects in Blanco's death. More recent findings indicate that Blanco may have been pushed from the balcony, and his family is attempting to get the police to investigate the case again.
Singer/songwriter Paul Cunniffe
also died in a fall from Roundhill's flat in August 2001. Roundhill claims to have no memory of that incident.
wrote of Roundhill in his autobiography
Take It Like A Man
: “That night I made a lethal connection with Paul Cod [George’s name for Roundhill] — a pond-life dealer and junkie”.
In 2006 Roundhill was convicted of possessing Class A drugs as a result of the investigation of pictures published in the Daily Mirror of Kate Moss
apparently snorting cocaine
. He pleaded guilty to the offence and received a 12-month conditional discharge.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
, is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
based in the [East End of London, England]. He is best known for his association with musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...
, acting as his self-styled literary agent and previously running the website Bhalasada.com (bhala sada is Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
for "good white" which is allusive to crack cocaine
Crack cocaine
Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, hard, iron, cavvy, base, or just crack; it is the most addictive form of cocaine. Crack rocks offer a short but intense high to smokers...
), which was closed by Doherty in May 2006.
Music and multimedia
Roundhill developed a relationship with the musician Pete Doherty in the early days of The LibertinesThe Libertines
The Libertines were an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty . The band, centred on the song-writing partnership of Barat and Doherty, also included John Hassall and Gary Powell for most of its recording career...
, an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band active from 1999 until 2004.
His relationship with Doherty led Roundhill to expose him on the website www.balachadha.com claiming that fans could get a closer insight into Doherty's life. He recorded videos on a webcam of Doherty playing acoustic guitar, smoking drugs and self-harming. He charged fans a small fee to watch these videos.
He appears for 4 seconds in the Babyshambles
Babyshambles
Babyshambles are an English indie rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty during a hiatus from his former band The Libertines, but Babyshambles has since become his main project . Babyshambles has released two albums, three EPs and a number of singles...
music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for song "The Blinding".
Roundhill is also known for his association with young artists/writers/musicians in and around the London area; notably- Wolfman, General Santana and Adam Ward (whom Roundhill will act as literary agent for in his debut publication). His YouTube channel professorro is known to feature Doherty and other friends.
Mark Blanco incident
Mark Blanco, a 30 year-old actor, died after plunging 11 feet (3.4 m) to his death from a first floor balcony outside Roundhill's flat in east London after being ejected by Roundhill. Blanco who had been drinking had allegedly become physically aggressive towards Doherty, a fellow guest. During the altercation before he was ejected, Roundhill, who had been smoking crack cocaineCrack cocaine
Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, hard, iron, cavvy, base, or just crack; it is the most addictive form of cocaine. Crack rocks offer a short but intense high to smokers...
took Blanco's hat off and set it alight, allegedly in an attempt to distract him away from the singer. Doherty and Roundhill were interviewed by police, and neither were considered suspects in Blanco's death. More recent findings indicate that Blanco may have been pushed from the balcony, and his family is attempting to get the police to investigate the case again.
Singer/songwriter Paul Cunniffe
Paul Cunniffe
Paul Cunniffe was a British-born Irish singer-songwriter. He fronted the 1980s punk band Blaze X.-Early life and career:...
also died in a fall from Roundhill's flat in August 2001. Roundhill claims to have no memory of that incident.
Drugs
Boy GeorgeBoy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
wrote of Roundhill in his autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
Take It Like A Man
Take It Like a Man
The Take It Like a Man EP was recorded by rock/blues singer/songwriter Shannon Curfman, and released, for Purdy Records label, in early 2006, as a heads up to her second album, which was due for release in 2007...
: “That night I made a lethal connection with Paul Cod [George’s name for Roundhill] — a pond-life dealer and junkie”.
In 2006 Roundhill was convicted of possessing Class A drugs as a result of the investigation of pictures published in the Daily Mirror of Kate Moss
Kate Moss
Kate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...
apparently snorting cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
. He pleaded guilty to the offence and received a 12-month conditional discharge.