Courtney Love Begs Former Nirvana Musician to Defend Her from Fans

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LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 20: Courtney Love attends the National Portrait Gallery’s reopening party on June 20, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for The National Portrait Gallery)

Courtney Love and Dave Grohl, her deceased husband Kurt Cobain’s bandmate in Nirvana, haven’t always gotten along.

The two battled in court over the rights to the grunge band’s music for years. They finally came to a settlement in 2002.

During this ongoing dispute, Grohl wrote several Foo Fighters songs about the former Hole frontwoman. He confirmed in a 2009 book that the hit “I’ll Stick Around” is about Love. Another song, “Let It Die,” is also allegedly about her.

Despite their differences, the two appeared to be getting along when Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Grohl and Love shared a hug during the ceremony.

However, just because things between Love and Grohl are good behind the scenes, it doesn’t mean Nirvana fans have moved on.

Courtney Love Wants Dave Grohl To Tell Nirvana Fans That They’re “Cool”

Love talked about her past issues with Grohl on the April 1 episode of the podcast The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan. 

The 61-year-old Love opened up to her friend Corgan, the frontman for The Smashing Pumpkins, about being bad-mouthed in the press. She then said that Grohl should “come out with it and just say we’re cool.”

She accused the former Nirvana drummer of being “afraid” of publicly supporting her because he would “lose [his] audience.”

“Be man enough to man up,” she said.

“It would really behoove me if the straight white males that are your base, if you will, stop picking on me,” she added. “The millennials in particular. Gen Z is not picking on me anymore.”

Corgan said that in the time that he’s spent with Grohl, he “can confirm that… Dave doesn’t have any issue” with Love. She replied, “Say that to his base. It’s so stupid.”

Love went on to say that it doesn’t help that Grohl has written songs about her.

“I couldn’t write a song about Dave Grohl to save my life,” she said. “He’s written like, four songs about me and they’re hits. I’m like, wait what? Like, what about me? I don’t get it.”

So if you’re a Nirvana fan and you’re reading this, please leave Love alone.