Courtney Love

American rock musician (born 1964) · United States · Musicians

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Courtney Michelle Love is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actress whose career has spanned four decades. She has had a significant impact on female-fronted alternative acts and performers, with NME naming her one of the most influential singers in alternative culture between 1990 and 2020.

A life in dates

2017“LA is easier. People have garages. And then as you go up the coast, in Washington and Oregon people have bigger houses and bigger garages, and people have parents.”In their wordsApril 2017On being a working musician on the West Coast, in conversation with Lana Del Rey, Dazed (April 2017)Read the whole statement

2014“When my looks are shot - which I reckon will be in about six years - I’ll have plastic surgery here on my chin, and they can pull my cheeks back, but I’m not ready for that.”In their words11 August 2014On plastic surgery, The Sydney Morning Herald (11 August 2014)Read the whole statement

“If I see a chick playing guitar, I’m drawn to that band immediately. I want to know everything, even if it’s completely electronic.”In their words1 May 2014On women playing guitar, Pitchfork (1 May 2014)Read the whole statement

2013“When I was fourteen, I was so bloody ugly and I thought I was Kate Moss.”In their words30 May 2013On confidence; The Opie & Anthony Show (30 May 2013)Read the whole statement

2011“Someone once said that Nirvana attracted everybody that had ever been through a broken home...”In their wordsOn her fans, Hit So Hard (2011) documentaryRead the whole statement

2010“I started chanting when I was living on Hollywood Boulevard, working as a stripper.”In their words29 December 2010On her Nichiren Buddhist chanting practice, The Guardian (29 December 2010)Read the whole statement

1964Born9 July 1964

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Love in a publicity headshot for Straight to Hell, 1986

Love performing with Hole, 1989

Love performing with Hole at Big Day Out, Melbourne, 1995

Love performing in London, 2007

Love with Patty Schemel (left) at the premiere of Hit So Hard at the Museum of Modern Art, 2011

Love performing with Hole at Afisha Picnic in Moscow, 2011

Love performing in Ventura, California, 2015

In their own words 10

Courtney Love

10 statements, newest first

LA is easier. People have garages. And then as you go up the coast, in Washington and Oregon people have bigger houses and bigger garages, and people have parents.
Apr 2017, On being a working musician on the West Coast, in conversation with Lana Del Rey, Dazed (April 2017), Own words
I am a feminist and I’ve always thought of myself as a feminist.
Mar 22, 2016, On feminism, Dazed (22 March 2016), Own words
When my looks are shot - which I reckon will be in about six years - I’ll have plastic surgery here on my chin, and they can pull my cheeks back, but I’m not ready for that.
Aug 11, 2014, On plastic surgery, The Sydney Morning Herald (11 August 2014), Own words