Courtney Love highlighted Taylor Swift’s artistic merits in a new interview, saying the wildly popular musical artist “isn’t important” or “interesting as an artist.”
The Hole singer, 59, speaking to the Evening Standard on Friday, said: “Taylor’s not important. She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of the moment, but she is not interesting as an artist.
The Doll Parts singer, based in London since 2019, seems to have changed her mind about Swift, whom she had already congratulated on several occasions via her Facebook page.
In a February 29, 2016 post, she posed between Swift and Royals singer Lorde, 27, after attending the Grammys in Los Angeles.
“Lovely ladies @taylorswift @lordemusic, these two handily win the Oscar for artistry, talent, voice and stunning beauty! #oscars #vanityfair,” Love said in the caption.
Courtney Love, 59, took aim at Taylor Swift’s artistic merits in a new interview, saying the wildly popular musical artist, 34, “isn’t important” or “interesting as an artist.” Love was photographed in London in March
The Malibu artist paid tribute to Swift again in a December 22, 2021 post wishing Swift a belated happy birthday.
The Celebrity Skin singer, who reposted the photo they took at the Grammys five years earlier, called Swift “an aspirational role model for many young women.”
Swift — who was photographed at the Coachella music festival this weekend with beau Travis Kelce — wasn’t the only musical artist Love took shots at in the interview, as Lana Del Rey, 38, Madonna, 65, and Beyonce, 42, have also been targets of grunge artists’ ire.
The San Francisco native told the Del Rey newspaper, “I haven’t liked Lana since she covered a John Denver song, and I think she really should take seven years off.”
“Until Take Me Home Country Roads, I thought she was great. When I was recording my new album, I had to stop listening to it because it influenced me too much.
As for Madonna, Love made it clear that there was a personal element to the discord between her and the Vogue artist.
“I don’t like her and she doesn’t like me,” Love said of Madonna. “I loved Desperately Seeking Susan, but as much for the city of New York as for her.”
Hole singer told The Evening Standard: ‘Taylor’s not important’
Love said Swift “could be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of the moment, but she’s not interesting as an artist.”
The Doll Parts singer seems to have changed her mind about Swift, whom she had already congratulated several times via her Facebook page.
In a February 29, 2016 post, she posed between Swift and Royals singer Lorde, 27, after attending the Grammys in Los Angeles.
Love also mentioned that she wasn’t a fan of Beyoncé’s catalog.
“I mean, I like the idea of Beyoncé making a country record because it’s about black women entering spaces where previously only white women were allowed, but I don’t like it that much,” Love said. “As a concept, I love it. I just don’t like his music.
The singer-songwriter, who was married to grunge icon Kurt Cobain from February 24, 1992 until his death on April 5, 1994, invoked the late Nirvana frontman’s name to contrast their personalities.
“People said I was so difficult,” Love told the outlet. “They said I was rude. Yes, I am completely rude and I will never apologize for it. I always wanted to be known as ab****. Being loved has never been my thing.
“Kurt wanted to be loved, but I didn’t. He was able to hide behind me, but then I was hated. Then Kurt died and the hatred towards me reached a whole new level. I hadn’t planned this.
She cited Bob Dylan and the 1967 documentary about his 1965 English tour, Don’t Look Back.
“I had ab**** abilities and I was cool with not being liked,” Love said. “I saw Bob Dylan in Don’t Look Back and he didn’t want to be liked and I thought, yeah, I want to be like that.”
The interview understandably sparked a variety of heated reactions on social media, with many taking issue with Love for her nasty remarks toward her peers.
The interview has understandably sparked various heated reactions on social media, many of which take issue with Love for her derogatory remarks about her peers.
Some social media users said Love’s relevance in the music industry ended decades ago.
Others said Love’s work in the ’90s stood on its own merits.
One user said Love “publicly belittles fellow female artists like it’s a national sport,” while another said: “A new love interview with Courtney? I’m sure she will have nothing but lovely and generous things to say about her peers in the industry 🙂 Courtney is so sweet.’
Some social media users said Love’s relevance in the music industry ended decades ago, while others said her work in the ’90s stood on its own merits.
“Guys, I love Taylor the most, but it’s ridiculous to call Courtney Love a person,” one user said. “He’s an icon. And to say that she is just the ex-wife of a famous man is false and misogynistic. Listen to the album Hole Live Through This. Pitchfork gave it a 10 for good reason. Masterpiece.’
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