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Revision as of 01:44, 8 March 2004 by Conti (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Courtney Love (Courtney Michelle Harrison) was born in July 9, 1964 in San Francisco, California. - her mother changed her name to Courtney while she was still a baby - She was a singer and guitarist for the now defunct band Hole and occasional model and actress. She release her first solo effort February 10th 2004. Love is the widow of Kurt Cobain (1967 - 1994), singer in the band Nirvana, with whom she has one daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.
In her early career, Love modelled a 'baby doll' look, which she was accused of having ripped off of Kat Bjelland of Babes in Toyland. Courtney herself stated that the look was inspired by Christina Amphlett of 1980s rock group The Divinyls. Love's style has since evolved, and she has modelled for more sophisticated, designer labels.
Love attempted to begin a 'punk rock femme supergroup' during summer/autumn 2001 called Bastard. Hole broke up in 2001, amidst continuing litigation. Love in October 2001 performed in some solo shows as an opening act. Love has also been an outspoken critic of the music industry, which she says exploits musicians unfairly.
In the 1997 film The People vs. Larry Flynt, Love received considerable acclaim for her role as Flynt's wife, Althea.
In 2003, Love pleaded not guilty to felony drug charges, related to possession of painkillers. In February of 2004, an arrest warrant was issued for Love after she failed to appear at a preliminary hearing; the warrant was subsequently rescinded when she appeared in court on February 18.
External links
- IMDb entry on Love
- Love's official site
- Criticism of the music industry: "Courtney Love does the math" "an unedited transcript of Courtney Love's speech to the Digital Hollywood online entertainment conference, given in New York on May 16. (presumably 2000)"