On the failure of her first band, Sugar Babydoll, and the subsequent beginnings of her career, interview with The Georgia Straight (1999)
1996–2005
Kontext: Releasing those songs into the void, and not having the void answer back, led all of us to splinter off and attempt to make our mark by deconstructing. Instead of going forward with my tunesmithing, I went back to the beginning. And that’s what Pretty on the Inside was about. I said, ‘I’m not going to follow any of the songwriting values that I’ve been learning for a good seven years. Instead, I’m going to set up on my own land and make my own stake, and see where it goes.’ And the next place that takes me is Seattle, where what was happening was so heavy, and so intense.
Courtney Love: Zitate auf Englisch
On developing social skills , The Return of Courtney Love (2006)
2006–2013
On songwriting and beauty, The Guardian https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22821312/the_guardian/ (December 11, 1991)
1991–1995
“Is this the anti-gay state? Aren't you the people that voted on the anti-gay thing?”
Lollapalooza, Denver, Colorado; July 8, 1995
Stage banter
“If I see a chick playing guitar, I’m drawn to that band immediately.”
On women playing guitar, Pitchfork (1 May 2014)
2014–2017
Kontext: If I see a chick playing guitar, I’m drawn to that band immediately. I want to know everything, even if it’s completely electronic. But you have to really get my attention if you’re male. I can’t help it. It’s part of my nature.
“The language of love letters is the same as suicide notes.”
Quelle: Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love
“Don’t eat cheese. There are a million things to eat that are not cheese.”
On eating habits, Rollerderby fanzine (October 1993)
1991–1995
On reconciling her career in acting and music, interview with The Georgia Straight (1999)
1996–2005
On what attracted her to undergo plastic surgery, The Inner Circle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVK-5gmv5hw (27 October 2011)
2006–2013
On confidence; The Opie & Anthony Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUA98nxYLXE (30 May 2013)
2006–2013
On feminism, Dazed http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/30477/1/courtney-love-on-kurt-cobain-hole-andy-warhol-feminism-london (22 March 2016)
2014–2017
“I want my baby
Where is my baby?
I want my baby
Where is my baby?”
"I Think That I Would Die"
Song lyrics, Live Through This (1994)
On her first exposure to fame after appearing in Alex Cox's films Sid and Nancy (1986) and Straight to Hell (1987), Dazed (22 March 2016)
2014–2017
“After what I've been through, I'd rather die than take drugs again.”
On sobriety, The Howard Stern Show (26 April 2010)
2006–2013
On managing the Nirvana catalogue, The Sydney Morning Herald (11 August 2014)
2014–2017
"Hold Onto Me"
Song lyrics, America's Sweetheart (2004)
"Asking for It"
Song lyrics, Live Through This (1994)
"Beautiful Son"
Song lyrics, B-sides and compilations
On playing Althea Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Linehan (December 1996)
1996–2005
Remarks about her ambitions early in her career (1991), Not Bad for a Girl documentary (1995)
1991–1995
From "Courtney Love does the math", a speech given on the corruption of the music industry, from Salon.com http://www.salon.com/2000/06/14/love_7/ (14 June 2000)
1996–2005
On her attire during live performances, Billboard https://books.google.com/books?id=gA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA135&dq=I+wore+a+dress+that+was+so+restricting+and+shoes+that+were+five+inches+high,+I+could+barely+stage-dive,+Then+I+got+the+best+write-ups,+for+being+feminine,+I+guess.+I+couldn’t+move+well+and+I+was+restrained,+which+equals+great+review.+That’s+pretty+horrid+Read+more+at+http://www.nme.com/list/courtney-love-30-of-her-most-candid-quotes-1309%233eCzLehAzLfAYAW2.99&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiHoYHrgbfSAhUDOSYKHeg-DR8Q6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=I%20wore%20a%20dress%20that%20was%20so%20restricting%20and%20shoes%20that%20were%20five%20inches%20high%2C%20I%20could%20barely%20stage-dive%2C%20Then%20I%20got%20the%20best%20write-ups%2C%20for%20being%20feminine%2C%20I%20guess.%20I%20couldn’t%20move%20well%20and%20I%20was%20restrained%2C%20which%20equals%20great%20review.%20That’s%20pretty%20horrid%20Read%20more%20at%20http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nme.com%2Flist%2Fcourtney-love-30-of-her-most-candid-quotes-1309%233eCzLehAzLfAYAW2.99&f=false (30 March 1996)
1996–2005
“When I post, I forget I’m famous. It’s a really bad thing.”
On blogging and using Twitter, Spinnermusic.co.uk (January 2010)
2006–2013
On her goals in songwriting, The Guardian (December 11, 1991)
1991–1995
