~Full Name At Birth~ Love Michelle Harrison
~Current Legal Name~ Courtney Michelle Cobain
~Name She Goes By~ Courtney Love or Courtney Love-Cobain
~Date of Birth~ July 9, 1965
~Birth Place~ San Francisco, California
~Parents~ Father: Hank Harrison ~ Mother: Linda Risi (currently Caroll)
~Sign~ Sun in Cancer, Moon in Cancer
~Home~ Seattle, Washington
~Raised In~ Portland, New Zealand, and in numerous institutions, foster homes, and boarding schools
~Previous Homes~ New Your, Liverpool, Australia, Alaska, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle.
~Hair Color~ Naturally brown when she was a child, some say it is dyed blonde, so I'm not sure if it is naturally blonde now or not. My dad had blonde hair when he was a kid and as he got older it changed to black so I don't know
~Hair Dye Colors~ Blonde, black, red, pink, and blue (with purple streaks)
~Eyes~ Blue (sometimes they appear green)
~Occupation~ Actress, Musician
~Former Occupations~ Stripper, Model, Photographer
~Current Band~ Bastard (has not released anything yet)
~Former Bands~ Faith No More (singer), Italian Whore Nuns , Sugar Baby Doll, Babes In Toyland, Hole (singer, guitarist, songwriter)
~Religion~ Tibetan Buddhist (former practicing Nichiren Buddhist)
~Musical Favorites~ The Stooges, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Fleetwood Mac, Frightwig, Big Black
~Musical Influences~ The Birthday Party, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Patti Smith, Scratch Acid, Psychedelic Furs, Joni Mitchell, Echo and The Bunnymen, Leonard Cohen, Joy Division, The Smiths, The Pretenders, Bob Dylan
~Favorite Book~ "Sexual personae" by Camilla Paglia.
~Tattoos~ Script "K" below her ribcage, clovers around ankle, angel on right shoulder
~Piercings~ Ears
~Marriages~ James Moreland of the band Leaving Trains (1989-1989, divorced) Kurt Cobain of Nirvana (Feb. 24, 1992-April 5, 1994, widowed).
~Children~ Frances Bean Cobain (father was Kurt Cobain)
~Birth of Frances~ 7:48 A.M., August 18, 1992. 7 lbs., 1 ounce, female
~Former Partners~ Trent Reznor (singer for Nine Inch Nails), Edward Norton (actor), Jim Barber (music executive), Eric Erlandson (lead guitarist for Hole), James Moreland
~Rumoured Former Partners~ Evan Dando, Marilyn Manson aka Twiggy (singer), Jim Carrey (actor), Drew Barrymore (actress), Billy Corgan (singer for Smashing Pumpkins), Winona Ryder (actress)
Interesting Facts:
*Formed Hole in 1989 after placing an ad in a newspaper and finding Eric
*Achieved further notoriety by being the first woman musician to 'trash' her guitar on stage in the UK
*Was reportedly an extra in the movie, "Brewster's Millions"
*Modeled for Versace
*Favorite perfume is Fracas
*Produced the Tank Girl soundtrack
*Was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role of Althea Leasure in The People Vs Larry Flynt
*Received numerous Critic Awards
*Established her own movie production company, Epitome Prods.
*Had to give up a role in John Carpenter's Ghost Of Mars after hurting her ankle while preparing for the physical role
*Never learnt how to drive, still doesn't have a license
*Won the 1997 VH1 Best Personal Style Award
*Is the only women besides Bonnie Raitt to have her own signature guitar series (Courtney Love's Vista Venus™)
*Known to smoke "Dunhills".
*Was rechristened as Courtney Michelle Harrison after her parents divorced
*On May 28, 1998 Nightlife columnist Belissa Cohen sued Love for "assault, battery, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress" resulting from an incident involving Cohen's attempt to photograph Love at an LA fashion show.
*Claims nobody looked at her when she was stripping because she was fat.
*Biological grandmother is children's author, Paula Fox
*Godmother of daughter, Frances Bean Cobain is Drew Barrymore.
*Has admitted to having extensive plastic surgery on her face and body.
*On May 15, 2001 she suffered a miscarriage and refuses to name the father.
*Her legal name since February 24, 1992 has been Courtney Michelle Cobain, though she uses the name Courtney Love professionally.
*Her father, Hank Harrison, is trying to write a biography of his famous daughter against her will.
*Was, very briefly, a photographer for an Irish rock magazine
*Has been signed with a modeling agency
*Has modeled for a famous Italian fashion house, Versace
*Harshly disputed Fur Age magazine's claim that she is a celebrity fur wearer by issuing a letter of disdain (through PETA) for those who do wear fur. She heard about the fur article while appearing on tour with Marilyn Manson in Australia. She stated in the letter: "I do NOT wear fur. I never have, and never will... Once I see a picture of someone in fur I am then convinced they are just really stupid, selfish and nasty."
*During delivery, her husband, Kurt Cobain, was puking and passing out. Courtney was holding his hand while yelling, "you will only have one head".
*Courted Kurt Cobain in 1991 by punching him in the stomach when she knew of his chronic stomach pain condition....he hit her back
*Called Smashing Pumpkin's Billy Corgan; "Billy Pumpkin".....Kurt called him "the pear-shaped box"
*Left Billy Corgan for Kurt Cobain
*Carelessly left Cobain's collector's item records strewn around the house
*The Nirvana lyrics, "aqua seafoam shame", immortalizes a Kurt/Courtney fracas with an Aqua Velva-style shaving lotion as the weapon of choice
*Lended her name and voice to an anti-drug campaign, was the featured speaker at a press conference for the campaign which concentrated their efforts on youth. The ad campaigns were a joint effort of the Partnership for a Drug-Free American and the Musicians' Assistance Program. Speakers on the anti-drug ads included former substance abusing musicians and relatives of deceased musicians, including Troy Nowell (wife of the late Brad Nowell of Sublime), Lauryn Hill of the Fugees, Everclear, Kiss, and Chuck D of Public Enemy. Love referred to drugs in her speech as "dumb and self-indulgent."
*Contacting Courtney may be possible to the following two addresses;
Courtney Love
332 Southdown Road
Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743.
or
Courtney Love
955, South Carillo Drive
#200, Los Angeles, CA 90048
*Fan Mail can be sent to;
C/O PMK
955 S. Carillo Drive
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90048
**“I see Courtney Love as a chameleon,” said a substance abuse counsellor, Michael Ryan to Spin magazine. “And the Versace world probably looked like a better train ride than the one she was on. But who can blame her? She's a great show person and a great manipulator, and I admire the drive. If it would get her out of Seattle-get me a gown and I’ll make millions. Who wouldn’t? Well, Kurt Cobain wouldn’t.” Despite Courtney’s shady past, it appears that today she has everything she has ever wanted. She is off drugs, she is beautiful, she is in a stable relationship for once, and she is a successful actress and musician who has proved her abilities. She is rich, glamorous, and powerful.
