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Courtney Love Recounts 2019 Health Scare: “They Told Me I Was Going To Die”
Pitchfork • • general
Key Points:
- Courtney Love announced that her long-awaited new album, her first since Hole’s 2010 LP Nobody’s Daughter, is completed after years in the making.
- She revealed that a severe illness in 2019 nearly killed her, causing significant physical decline and hair loss, but she ultimately recovered and is now healthy.
- Love credited her refusal to accept her grim prognosis to a childhood habit of questioning authority, which influenced the themes of her new album.
- The album features collaborations with notable artists including Billie Joe Armstrong, Will Sargent, and Michael Stipe, and Love described it as the record she always wanted to make.
- While no official release date or title was shared, Love expressed a strong desire to tour and perform live, emphasizing that singing keeps her soul and body happy.
