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Courtney Love praises ‘true musical geniuses’ Kurt Cobain and Lana Del Rey 

Connor Gotto by Connor Gotto
December 29, 2022
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Courtney Love says Kurt Cobain and Lana Del Rey are the only “true musical geniuses” she’s ever know. 

The musician – who is set to release her first album in more than 12 years – made the comments during an interview on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. 

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Produced alongside Dirty Pretty Things guitarist Anthony Rossomando and Justin Parker – a frequent collaborator of the Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd singer – and during the interview, Courtney opened up about her feelings towards the singer.  

“Lana and Kurt are the only two true musical geniuses I’ve ever known. And by that I mean they can Spielberg anything,” she said. 

Citing her performance of the Allen Ginsberg monologue ‘Howl’ – which she compared to Nirvana’s cover of three Meat Puppets songs for their MTV Unplugged session – she added: “She’s got the integrity that Kurt had. The only two people I know that I can say [that about].

“By the way, Stipe? Bono? Yes, these are people that I know and love. Billie Joe, sure. But Lana? She’s got a magic thing. And she’s not even fucked up!”

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Founder and editor of RETROPOP. Self-proclaimed pop aficionado. Usually seen with a wine in hand.

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