Yes, for most rock fans, she is first and foremost the widow of the late Nirvana lead singer Coot Coburn, but Courtney Love herself is a legend, and in 2020, Love is about to raise the NME Award icon award, so it's time to tell Love's own legendary story.
Love has been one of the most influential figures in the alternative culture of the past 30 years, and there are many reasons why she won this award, and the history of hole is just the beginning.
In the interview, Love herself did not hesitate to praise NME, saying: "I have been reading NME magazine since 1981, nme has shaped my musical taste and the values I cherish myself... Thanks to these little freaks. ”
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Speaking of Courtney Love, naturally, you mention the beginning of her musical career – the Cave Band. They released their debut album Pretty on the Inside in 1991, co-produced by Love and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, an album that immediately caused an uproar in punk circles.
This was followed by a more mature, but equally high-energy, multi-platinum-selling album Live Through This and roaring Celebrity Skin.
Then many years later, in 2010, Cave band released "Nobody's Daughter," one of which was "for once in your life," the most underrated ball song.
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But more than that, Love has formed several short-lived bands, including her first band, Sugar Sugardoll and the short-lived pagan babies; she has released many solo singles herself.
In 2004, Love released her first solo album, American Sweetheart, and although she herself once disliked the album (which she described at the Oxford Student Club as a "real junk album"), you couldn't deny its energy, and in 2006 Love admitted: "Believe it or not, 'All the Drugs,' 'Sunset Strip,' 'mono', and 'but' Julian..." These capitals are good songs. ”
In 2014, Love suddenly released a single "You Know My Name", which was Love's one-man show, she looked a little scary, and with a sparkling sequin, she said in the review: "I'm not katy perry, they won't give me a lot of money [to shoot mv]." ”
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Love was nominated for a Golden Globe for her 1996 film The People vs. Larry Flynt, followed by the 1999 biopic Man on the Moon, in which Love, along with Jim Carrey, interpreted the life of American comedian Andy Kaufman.
In addition, Love has starred in LGBT films, the underrated Julie Johnson, and her earliest attempt on the big screen was to make a cameo appearance in the sex pistols biopic Sid & Nancy.
Love's fashion label is "kinderwhore" ("kinder" means "child" in German, and whore needless to say, the word describes a style — referring to dressed as an overly precocious prostitute), which is also an evaluation of the over-eritation of young women in popular culture.
Love's signature combination consisted of an old-fashioned slip dress, haphazard lipstick and bleached blonde hair, which became a fad.
Asked about her influence on fashion culture, Love said: "History is interesting, I would say that Calvin Klein did not invent the slip dress in 1991. It's me, at least I contribute more than he does. ”
You're so right, Love!
Another highlight of Love's film career was the 1987 Western comedy Straight to Hell, which included, in addition to her, Joe Strummer, lead singer of the band Clash.
In addition to performing together, Strumo and Love had been roommates for a while— when Love lived in the basement of his house, so... Imagine the things you'll encounter when you're sharing a room.
Poster of Straight to Hell
In 1984, Love was the lead singer of faith no more, and yes, that's the one you know!
At the time, Love had been the lead singer for Faith Break for about six months, when they were working on their first album. In the end, Love left the band, leaving a place for the descendants of Chuck Mosley and Mike Parton, but she has always been a good friend of keyboardist Roddy Botum.
Back in 2005, when Love was walking the red carpet when asked what advice she had for rising female stars entering the film industry, Love replied: "I may be sued for slander if I say this, but if Harvey Weinstein invites you to his private party at the Four Seasons Hotel, don't go!" ”
In 2017, when Harvey Weinstein was infamous with a series of allegations of sexual abuse and coercion, someone flipped through Love's comments and discovered how brave she was — but Love herself was blacklisted by innovative artist agencies.
Love had hosted a radio show in Portland, along with Lois Mafio and Pat Baum of the punk band Noe Boys, called "The Autonomy Hour," but she was fired for playing songs on radio by the British hard rock band Zodiac Mindwarp.
After the show was cut, Lois Marfio moved into the recording industry, joining Calvin Johnson in forming the hitherto legendary K records — and they even played a band called Courtney Love together.
Yes, a Courtney Love band that she was not involved in.