I remember in high school, for some reason, doing an Altavista search for Courtney Love + cheese. And locating an amazing interview where she vituperously decried cheese, blaming it for America’s obesity. I adore Courtney Love– there aren’t that many great Courtneys in the world, and I love that the most famous is an amazing, talented, oft-trainwrecked sometimes-third-wave-feminist rock and roll musician. I also love cheese, and thought it was hilarious that she hated it so much.
Today, I had the brilliant idea of again searching for that interview, and lo and behold, I found it. It’s from 1993, the same year as the photo above (I find that picture really moving– Kurt and Courtney look so much like a lot of my friends). I hadn’t realized it was an interview with Lisa Crystal Carver, for Rollerderby, an awesome and influential 90s zine. This so rarely happens, but the interview is even better than I remembered it. Mostly because Lisa’s unflappable tone really underscores how amazing, beautifully batshit Courtney Love can be. Some choice quotes: Continue reading →
