Rock icon Courtney Love has argued Taylor Swift “is not important” in a new interview, revealing she also stopped listening to Lana Del Rey.
American musician and actress Courtney Love has never been one to mince words. Formerly married to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, the 59-year-old rock icon was also a huge name in the alternative music scene, still well-known as the lead singer of the band Hole, whose influential 1998 album Celebrity Skin was nominated for three Grammys. Being a singer-songwriter, it’s only expected that Courtney would have some opinions about the most popular on the planet right now, Taylor Swift, and she certainly does…
Courtney Love says Taylor Swift ‘is not important’
If you’re easily offended, perhaps look away, because Courtney’s opinions of the Anti-Hero singer won’t be so easy for Taylor fans to shake off.
“Taylor is not important,” Courtney argued during a recent interview with the Evening Standard.
Although the Hole icon admits there’s some value in what Taylor represents, it doesn’t sidestep her issue with the billionaire figure. “She might be a safe space for girls,” she added, “and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist.”
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It’s safe to say that some of Tay’s 98.9 million Spotify listeners may argue against such a claim, but after all, it comes down to personal taste.
“People used to say that I was so difficult,” explained Courtney, somebody who has never seen the need to silence that taste. “They said I was disagreeable. Yes, I am completely disagreeable and I’m never going to apologize for that. I always wanted to be known as a b**ch.”
She recalled that Kurt did wish to be liked and that hatred towards her reached a “completely new level” once he passed away at 27 in 1994.
Courtney Love says Lana Del Rey should ‘take seven years off’
Taylor fans won’t be the only ones scathed by Courtney’s verdict, as she’s opened up about her recent experiences with the music of Lana Del Rey too.
“I haven’t liked Lana since she covered a John Denver song,” she admitted during the same interview. “And I think she should really take seven years off. Up until ‘Take Me Home Country Roads’ I thought she was great.” Lana’s John Denver cover was released in December 2023.
“When I was recording my new album,” Courtney continued. “I had to stop listening to [Lana] as she was influencing me too much.”
The Madonna comparison she made with Taylor may not be read so kindly either. “I don’t like her and she doesn’t like me,” Courtney explained when addressing the Queen of Pop behind such hits as Material Girl and Hung Up.
Those unfamiliar with Courtney’s music may be reading right now and thinking, Well, who does she like?
“I saw Bob Dylan in Don’t Look Back,” she recalled, “and he didn’t want to be liked and I thought, yeah, I want to be like that.”
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