Musician and actress - Cobain widow Courtney Love turns 60
This day lives Courtney Love in London. "I am anglo-phile. I love London. It's my favorite city and the best place I've ever lived," said the Grunge singer, who turns 60 on July 9, to the "Standard". "Am I an English lady? Well, I have a gardener, so maybe I am."
In the past, Love doesn't come across as particularly ladylike. "I am completely unsympathetic and will never apologize for that. I wanted to be seen as a piece of shit, loved never being that," she said in London in recent years. She has worked there as a DJ, on her autobiography, new solo music, and film projects.
Despite this, a fateful week in April 1994 still casts a shadow over Love's life. First, her then-husband, Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, took his own life. Four days later, Hole released "Live Through This", their second album, which was widely acclaimed and propelled the band to worldwide success. Love retreated from public life and didn't appear in public until four months later, tearfully at a concert.
Still not entirely over Cobain
To this day, the memory of Cobain shapes the life of the singer, whose relationship with their 1992-born common daughter Frances Bean is considered complicated. "If he came back now, I'd have to kill him for what he did to us," Love said. Her life has moved on, but she is still not entirely over Cobain.
"There's shock, mourning, surrender, memory, huge emotional swings, false laughter, ugly crying," Love continued. "I've felt like I've overcome it many times, and then it came back a few years later. You get over it when you get over it, which is probably never the case."
Not a fan of Madonna, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift
Born in 1964 as Courtney Michelle Harrison in San Francisco, Love spent most of her childhood in various homes. She fought a long battle with drugs and alcohol and spent much time in rehab clinics. She is clean now, Love asserts.
Love still enjoys provoking and stirring up controversy - she did so again in a recent interview. "It's wonderful that there are so many successful women in the music industry, but many of them have become clichés," she told the "Standard".
She would prefer, for example, Patti Smith or Joni Mitchell. She is not a fan of Beyoncé ("I don't like her music"), Taylor Swift ("not significant or interesting as an artist"), or Madonna ("I don't like her and she doesn't like me").
- People often ask Courtney Love about her time in London, and she enthusiastically shares her love for the city, stating, "I am anglo-phile. I love London. It's my favorite city and the best place I've ever lived."
- After moving to London, Love worked as a DJ and also focused on her autobiography, new solo music, and film projects.
- The USA lost a significant musician when Nirvana's Kurt Cobain took his own life in April 1994, leaving a lasting impact on Courtney Love's life.
- Despite the success of Hole's second album, "Live Through This," which was released shortly after Cobain's death, Love struggled with the grief and complications in her relationship with their daughter, Frances Bean.
- In recent interviews, Love has spoken out against some of the current popular female artists, such as Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Madonna, citing their clichéd images and lack of originality.
- Love, who was born in San Francisco and spent her childhood in various homes, now prefers the music of classic artists like Patti Smith and Joni Mitchell, whom she admires for their authenticity and originality.
