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Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9, 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress. Love is best known as lead singer, songwriter and lyricist for the alternative rock band Hole and for her two-year marriage to late Nirvana lead singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain. Rolling Stone has called Love “the most controversial woman in the history of rock”.
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Birth name Courtney Michelle Harrison
Also known as Courtney Michelle Love, Courtney Michelle Cobain, Courtney Love Cobain, Love Michelle Harrison, Courtney Michelle Menely, Coco Rodriguez
Born July 9, 1964 (1964-07-09) (age 44) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Alternative rock Grunge
Occupation(s) Singer, lyricist, music producer, film producer, actress,
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar,
Years active 1983 "present
Label(s) Sympathy for the Record Industry Caroline DGC / Geffen Universal Music Virgin Custard Records
Associated acts Hole Babes in Toyland Pagan Babies Faith No More
Website CourtneyLove.com
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Early Life

Courtney Michelle Harrison was born in San Francisco, California to a family of Irish and Jewish descent. She regards herself as "a nice Jewish girl". Love’s biological family broke up soon after her birth. During a child custody case following Love’s parents’ divorce, both her mother and one of her friends presented letters to the court implying her father had given the child, Read more...

Early Musical Career

Love began her professional music career with a brief stint as the lead singer of Faith No More. Keyboardist Roddy Bottum described the band at the time as “democratic”, saying that Love’s dominating personality did not fit in. The two artists have remained friends, working together in 2005 on a track for the film Adam & Steve.

At age 22, Love moved back to Portland, Read more...

Marriage

Love met Kurt Cobain on January 12, 1990, in Portland, Oregon’s Satyricon club before fame hit, when the two singers still led underground rock bands. Love made advances afterwards, but Cobain was evasive. Early in their courtship Cobain broke off dates and ignored Love’s advances because he wasn’t sure he wanted to consummate their relationship. Cobain noted, "I was determined Read more...

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