Courtney Love says finished solo album followed near-fatal illness
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Musician Courtney Love has announced that her long-delayed solo album is complete, while revealing that she nearly died from a serious illness in 2019. The record, first teased in 2020, is the follow-up to 2010's Nobody's Daughter (billed as a Hole album despite being a solo Love effort), and its completion marks the end of a lengthy and much-discussed creative process.
In an Instagram video, Love said she suffered a severe health collapse after travelling to England in 2019, spending extended periods in hospital, losing her hair and dropping to around 100 pounds, with doctors warning she might die. She said she recovered against expectations and is now healthy, and used the video to reflect on childhood experiences of "gaslighting" that she says influenced the album's themes. She also confirmed a string of guest collaborators, including Michael Stipe, Will Sergeant, Butch Walker, Melissa Auf der Maur, Billie Joe Armstrong, Eg White, Justin Parker, Suzy Shinn and Jonathan Daniel, though no release date was given.
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In short
- Courtney Love says her new solo album is finished
- She reveals she nearly died from illness in England in 2019
- Album features Michael Stipe, Billie Joe Armstrong and other guests
How this story developed
- 2 months ago The latest update added Michael Stipe to the list of collaborators on Love’s proposed first record since Hole’s 2010 album Nobody’s Daughter.
- 2 months ago Courtney Love said her completed solo album was made while serious illness left her fearing for her life, but that she had recovered and hoped to perform again.
Explained simply
Courtney Love is an American singer, songwriter and actor best known as the frontwoman of the rock band Hole. She has also released music under her own name and has remained a prominent figure in alternative rock since the 1990s.
Hole’s best-known albums include Live Through This and Celebrity Skin. Love’s previous full-length release, Nobody’s Daughter, came out in 2010 under the Hole name after the group’s original members were no longer involved.
A new solo record would mark Love’s first album in many years and involves musicians and producers from several parts of the rock and pop world. Her comments also provide context for a period in which she had lived largely outside the public spotlight while based in England.
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Originally published by Stereogum as “Courtney Love Gives Album Update, Reveals She Almost Died”.