Courtney Love | The ’90s: Interview Outtakes

Thanks there were a lot more girls

Thanks there were a lot more girls playing rock in the 90s and now there’s

playing rock in the 90s and now there’s

playing rock in the 90s and now there’s very very few girls playing rock my

very very few girls playing rock my

very very few girls playing rock my experience had been that you know

experience had been that you know

experience had been that you know growing up in the 70s and 80s was that

growing up in the 70s and 80s was that

growing up in the 70s and 80s was that rock was the domain of men and boys and

then I learned you know a lot of tricks

then I learned you know a lot of tricks and things that made it to even the

and things that made it to even the

and things that made it to even the playing field I couldn’t have been more

playing field I couldn’t have been more

playing field I couldn’t have been more contrived about okay this is how I’m

contrived about okay this is how I’m

contrived about okay this is how I’m going to be a rock star record one will

going to be a rock star record one will

going to be a rock star record one will be this trick or two will be that Rick

be this trick or two will be that Rick

be this trick or two will be that Rick or through movie this record four would

or through movie this record four would

or through movie this record four would be that these are the rules of being

be that these are the rules of being

be that these are the rules of being robbed so I learned all of that from

robbed so I learned all of that from

robbed so I learned all of that from British rock stars who taught me from

British rock stars who taught me from

British rock stars who taught me from bono to E McCulloch to Julie cope

bono to E McCulloch to Julie cope

bono to E McCulloch to Julie cope whatever you know two people were just

whatever you know two people were just

whatever you know two people were just discussing to Tony Wilson to built you

discussing to Tony Wilson to built you

discussing to Tony Wilson to built you know bill Drummond learn by osmosis or

know bill Drummond learn by osmosis or

know bill Drummond learn by osmosis or learn directly I was mentored

learn directly I was mentored

learn directly I was mentored beautifully I mean I had the best sort

beautifully I mean I had the best sort

beautifully I mean I had the best sort of Zelig like education in the 80s in

of Zelig like education in the 80s in

of Zelig like education in the 80s in Great Britain you wouldn’t even believe

Great Britain you wouldn’t even believe

Great Britain you wouldn’t even believe it and then in Portland Oregon hung out

it and then in Portland Oregon hung out

it and then in Portland Oregon hung out with the rock group peas that were more

with the rock group peas that were more

with the rock group peas that were more less post-punk and more about you know

less post-punk and more about you know

less post-punk and more about you know cheap trick would be like the edges they

cheap trick would be like the edges they

cheap trick would be like the edges they go and then they’d like try and get

go and then they’d like try and get

go and then they’d like try and get backstage Sammy Hagar Van Halen

backstage Sammy Hagar Van Halen

backstage Sammy Hagar Van Halen right and I would hang out with them and

right and I would hang out with them and

right and I would hang out with them and um they loved me because I could talk my

um they loved me because I could talk my

um they loved me because I could talk my way backstage had no breasts was not

way backstage had no breasts was not

way backstage had no breasts was not considered sexual in any way but I

considered sexual in any way but I

considered sexual in any way but I wanted to get back there to see why

wanted to get back there to see why

wanted to get back there to see why somebody like Sammy Hagar who’s like

somebody like Sammy Hagar who’s like

somebody like Sammy Hagar who’s like Short North red-leather is a rock star

Short North red-leather is a rock star

Short North red-leather is a rock star and I’m not and I’m you know a teenager

and I’m not and I’m you know a teenager

and I’m not and I’m you know a teenager at the time still so in my formative

at the time still so in my formative

at the time still so in my formative years instead of in a proper education I

years instead of in a proper education I

years instead of in a proper education I got the best education rock and roll a

got the best education rock and roll a

got the best education rock and roll a person has probably ever had one of my

person has probably ever had one of my

person has probably ever had one of my things I’ve always said is that a proper

things I’ve always said is that a proper

things I’ve always said is that a proper rock star starts at least one hairstyle

rock star starts at least one hairstyle

rock star starts at least one hairstyle in their career please

in their career please

in their career please you know Nikki Sixx you mean like

you know Nikki Sixx you mean like

you know Nikki Sixx you mean like doesn’t matter what kind of music it is

doesn’t matter what kind of music it is

doesn’t matter what kind of music it is and at least one fashion trend I wore a

and at least one fashion trend I wore a

and at least one fashion trend I wore a lot of lingerie um like 90s because I

lot of lingerie um like 90s because I

lot of lingerie um like 90s because I just frankly was lazy and I like the way

just frankly was lazy and I like the way

just frankly was lazy and I like the way the nighties book and I didn’t want to

the nighties book and I didn’t want to

the nighties book and I didn’t want to change into clothes they were all so

change into clothes they were all so

change into clothes they were all so cheap but once I found a dress that I

cheap but once I found a dress that I

cheap but once I found a dress that I liked I would wear it until it could

liked I would wear it until it could

liked I would wear it until it could stand up by itself it was so filthy you

stand up by itself it was so filthy you

stand up by itself it was so filthy you know what you are and I mean whether

know what you are and I mean whether

know what you are and I mean whether that’s art or whether that’s fashion or

that’s art or whether that’s fashion or

that’s art or whether that’s fashion or whether that’s music or whether that’s

whether that’s music or whether that’s

whether that’s music or whether that’s acting or whether that’s politics

acting or whether that’s politics

acting or whether that’s politics it’s or with that you know literature

it’s or with that you know literature

it’s or with that you know literature its own as you are and grab it and be as

its own as you are and grab it and be as

its own as you are and grab it and be as prolific as possible I suppose