Bob Geldof: I Half-Expected Peaches' Death

Bob Geldof has revealed that he "half-expected" the death of his daughter Peaches.

The 25-year-old was found slumped on a bed by her musician husband Tom Cohen after taking a fatal heroin overdose at their home in Wrotham, Kent, on 7 April, 2014.

Geldof has been speaking about the death of three women in his life; his mother, his estranged wife Paula Yates and Peaches.

"With Peaches it was different; I was half-expecting it. The way she was carrying on, there's nothing you can do about it," he told Ireland's RTE Radio 1.

Geldof plans to write a song about Peaches

"She's with me every second of every day. She's the girl that bounds into my consciousness when I least expect it."

The Boomtown Rats singer said plans to write a song about the pain of losing his daughter.

Video: 2014: Funeral For Peaches Geldof

"I find that label 'forever 25' unbearable. You're not supposed to see your children die," he said.

Peaches' death echoed that of her mother Yates, 41, who also died from a heroin overdose in 2000.

Geldof revealed that he and his daughters were enjoying a birthday breakfast for Pixie when he received the call about Yates.

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   Gallery: Peaches Geldof: A Life In The Spotlight

   Bob Geldof and daughters Peaches and Pixie at a Brit Awards party in 2005. Thanks in part to her father, Peaches developed strong ties to the music community.

The Geldof family at the global premiere for the Live 8 DVD in 2005. Sir Bob Geldof's daughters were often in the spotlight due to their father's fame.

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