Courtney Love

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[1] Courtney Love (born Love Michelle Harrison on July 9, 1964, name changed to Courtney Michelle Harrison in 1967) was the singer for the now-defunct band Hole. Love is now a solo artist, and is also an occasional model and actress.
Love began her professional music career with a brief stint as the lead singer of Faith No More in the early 1980s. She was kicked out of the band for being overly controlling shortly after. About this time she also played in an all-female pop-rock band called Sugar Baby Doll with Kat Bjelland and jennifer finch. None of their The Bangles-influenced material has ever been released. Love had more early success as an actress, appearing as the best friend of Nancy Spungen in Alex Cox’s Sid Vicious biopic Sid and Nancy in 1986, and in Cox’s Straight to Hell in 1987, as well as some small roles on television episodes.

Returning to music in her adopted hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Love claims she co-founded the all-female rock band Babes in Toyland with Kat Bjelland, but this is denied by others; acrimony between Love and Bjelland led to Love’s quick exit from the band. The band’s biographer claims she stole house receipts to a Butthole Surfers concert. In 1991 Love formed her own band, Hole. The band’s debut album garnered little critical or popular attention in the U.S. but was celebrated in the influential British alternative music press. Already a star in England, Hole’s fortunes improved considerably following Love’s marriage to Cobain and the publicity following Cobain’s death.

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Nevermind1991 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

My all time favourite female singer.

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TheGarbage wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Love the new picture!

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the_sagga wrote:
Thursday morning

WHEN THE FUCKING NEW ALBUM??????!!!!!!!! PLEASEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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xxxFrogPrince wrote:
last week

odejdz glupi kidfanie cobaina. -.-'' courtney rox.

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UmarlaZeSmiechu wrote:
10 days ago

nienawidzę jej za to co chciała zrobić Kurtowi... :/

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XHardCandy555 wrote:
11 days ago

beautiful, powerful, individual woman...icon

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Widerlich wrote:
11 days ago

So much feeling and expression.

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dirtiboots wrote:
last month

she holds the key to so many secrets...srsly.

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WarriorJones wrote:
last month

Doesn't I'll Do Anything supposedly rip Teen Spirit? I can't hear it. Sounds more like Blur's Song 2, to me!

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paulfranco wrote:
last month

where is Plague from?

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Soyaboenne wrote:
last month

I love the new tracks on her MySpace :) I especially like "Dirty Girls"!

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JeAxra wrote:
last month

PsygnosDoraemon - I know I was sadly one of those nirvana conspiracy theorists. But I didn't stay stupid forever :D

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mOLokO_09xls wrote:
last month

my fave is violet!! i dont like her music much but i like herself ;}

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zyrux wrote:
last month

pedazo puta

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PsygnosDoraemon wrote:
last month

For the fellow Nirvana fans, Cortney Love never killed Kurt Cobain. He himself committed suicide, and she has nothing to do with his death. Ugh, I hate close minded Nirvana fanpeople. You all make me ashamed I even like this group at all. Also, Courtney is an insane bitch herself.

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regoat wrote:
last month

http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Courtney%2BLove%2B%2526%2BHole%2B%253A%253A%2BPOLAND

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Violet0a wrote:
last month

interesting girl and interesting music,so fantastic and sad life...

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w_1_7 wrote:
last month

I find her interesting, I can't really say why, but something about her is intriguing to me.

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Sebitude wrote:
last month

Pacific coast highway is fantastic, can't wait for the new album :D

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foxyluva wrote:
last month

Its not. Its out in 2009.

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