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Courtney Love to Eviscerate America’s Prospective Idols?

1/30/07, 5:34 pm EST

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Courtney Love may be a loony former drug addict with an impressive rap sheet and a penchant for acting out in public, but she’s also a brutally intelligent, witty rock chick with an encyclopedic knowledge of music. Paul Abdul, on the other hand, is just a crazy pill popper with an overactive mothering instinct. So, the news that Courtney may be replacing the increasingly bonkers Abdul as a judge on American Idol, is, in our opinion, welcome. Here’s why:

  • Love might actually be able to challenge Simon for the Meanest American Idol judge crown. She can be cruel…and just as witty about it as Cowell.
  • Love could provide some legitimate criticism for the would-be rocker idols. Nobody wants Paula Abdul or the guy who brought us Il Divo discussing the finer points of a Skynyrd cover.
  • Grrrl power. We’re 100 percent into the Kelly Clarkson thing, but that was years ago. When was the last time a seriously rocker-like chick (and not some rapidly shrinking, vapid pop tart in the making) was a contender for the Idol crown? Love’s presence would help wrangle America’s riot grrrl talent.

What do you think? Would Courtney make a good addition to the Idol team? What would she bring?


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likroper.com | 1/30/2007, 5:40 pm EST

imagine how stupid it would sound if i said ‘mmmanpower!’…you know; how about pppeople power, liz?…the win-win scenario?…

Matt | 1/30/2007, 6:12 pm EST

Absolutely not. If Paula leaves AI, it won’t be as popular.

Johanna | 1/30/2007, 6:19 pm EST

Hell, I’m not even a Courtney Love fan and I’d watch that show because the entertainment value will be through the roof.

comments | 1/30/2007, 6:19 pm EST

ya ya ya today today today horay tomorows febuary

buckner81@cox.net | 1/30/2007, 6:21 pm EST

I don’t care… Are we at war???

breaking news | 1/30/2007, 6:21 pm EST

Quebec is Canadas mexico

maria | 1/30/2007, 6:22 pm EST

oh my?!? replace paula? doubt it, but guest slot- definitely!! if the ratings are good though- they just might make it a longer guest slot…
but she’s definitely not the candidate to replace paula. unless paula wants out- then that would be a whole other story…
either way, it will be interesting to see… like people stopping to see a car crash

maria | 1/30/2007, 6:25 pm EST

oh yeah- and today’s my birthday!
happy birthday to me!!!
btw- tomorrow’s not February!! there’s 31 day’s in January! go look @ the calendar!

viewer | 1/30/2007, 6:27 pm EST

I think that it would bring a needed change to the show it would liven things up and i think even ad a tension between simon and courtney causing an unpredictable show for the better

RustySyringes | 1/30/2007, 6:33 pm EST

It could be like David Lee Roth trying to replace Howard Stern, or it could be like Dave Grohl replacing Nirvana’s first drummer. I’d rather see Love than that daffy Abdul. Come to think of it, I’d rather see Roth than Abdul, too.

HAVE YOU SEEN COURTNEY LATELY? | 1/30/2007, 6:44 pm EST

You thought Paula was a train-wreck. Check out this recent photo of Courtney:

http://www.mollygoo d.com/media/courtney2.jpg

Or don’t… it’s f*cking scary.

Jeff | 1/30/2007, 6:45 pm EST

Whitney Houston would be the best replacement. She is getting her life back together, could use the exposure, and who would know more about having an amazing voice than Whitney?

bowieno | 1/30/2007, 6:50 pm EST

Can’t we actually Ignore America Idle?I mean the search for the next Barry Manilow is not cool. Neither is Justin Timberlake (the new Shaun Cassidy), nor Britney Spears (An Australian’s nightmare). Middle Amrieca likes such crap. No wonder we are in Iraq. it’s reflective…Thanks Rolling Stone for pushing this crap

charliemapleton | 1/30/2007, 7:00 pm EST

Tonight would be a better time to put your ten year old to bed for this one.Next week “Idol” will probably garner the TVMA rating.It would be quite funny if Courtney flings a Combat roach killer at a hopeless contestant(a la her and Madonna’s 1995 MTV VMAs fiasco).

Angel | 1/30/2007, 7:03 pm EST

I can speak only for myself, but these few years of blessed silence from Courtney Love have been a godsend. Why, oh sweet Lord why would you dare to disturb the slumber of this awful bitch? Let sleeping dogs lie in their own feces.

freda garmaise | 1/30/2007, 7:06 pm EST

I have never watched American Idol but I would if Courtney Love were on it.

Jim H. | 1/30/2007, 7:11 pm EST

How does Liz Goodman come off calling Courtney Love “Witty”?

Hell, Courtney Love makes Terry Schiavo look ‘witty’. At this point, it’d be a stretch to call Courtney “lucid”. Perhaps we should just set the bar at “conscious” and work our way up from there.

RustySyringes | 1/30/2007, 7:16 pm EST

I was talking to Parking Lot Pete, an in-the-know guy, and he says Love would be a breath of fresh air for this show. You need to step back, Jim, and take in the creamy-thighed landscape for a change.

Gocolts | 1/30/2007, 7:18 pm EST

Going from bad to worse is what it looks like to me

Tuohy | 1/30/2007, 7:27 pm EST

It would be a disgrace to Kurt and all he stood for. If Courtney actually went on American Idol I would lose all respect for her(not like I had much respect for her in the first place).

Jason | 1/30/2007, 7:36 pm EST

Gee. Why not Flava Flav? Isn’t his show off the air now?

GiantFan | 1/30/2007, 7:38 pm EST

I think Paula has Parkinsons. I had Parkinsons during my years at NYU but it went away after 9-11. Im considered a hero. I consider Courtney a hero for the way she handled Kurts death. She would be a puff of fresh air for the show. GiantFan Out.

Dave H | 1/30/2007, 7:42 pm EST

Does this mean I’m published ?

wickitpickit | 1/30/2007, 7:43 pm EST

I am unable to understand why every writer at rollingstone has such a boner for Love.(You would think she was peter wentz or something) Once a skank, always a skank. Pawla or Corkney??? Doesnt matter, both are talentless hacks

Innocent Bystander | 1/30/2007, 8:25 pm EST

Sellout circa 2007

Johnny Hardcock | 1/30/2007, 8:27 pm EST

At least it would give Love some place to go in the day.

Love gets a bagful of shit for being deranged, but at least she can play guitar (kinda…y’know, grunge guitar). Abdul can play skin flute, though.

As for American Idol, do people who listen to music watch this show?

nathan | 1/30/2007, 9:05 pm EST

I don’t think it matters who the other two are, as long as Simon stays on, the show will always be good for a laugh. And no, I can’t see Courtney Love being a judge in a singing competition, maybe a murdering your husband competition.

rockstarsbaby678 | 1/30/2007, 9:07 pm EST

Paula=the shit. do not get rid of her.

Anonymous | 1/30/2007, 9:10 pm EST

i’m in favor of it. I think Courtney would bring some much needed cleavage credibility to the popular awards show.

Otherwise it’s just Abdul, Cowell and some guy who used to play bass for Journey judging the future stars of America

Dolly | 1/30/2007, 9:22 pm EST

No! Nobody wants her!

RWO | 1/30/2007, 9:23 pm EST

Paula was onsomething tonight, AGAIN! They keep covering for her. They are enabling whatever her issue is. She is either drinking and snorting or popping pills. Why replace a current addict with a tentative recoverer? I say they need to boot Paula! Her affair with that contestant should have gotten her booted.

comment | 1/30/2007, 9:25 pm EST

I just wish her new album would come out, period.
I would only go for it if she would slit Simon’s vocal chords, send Randy back to a studio, and end the show for good. Perhaps she has already started to internally destroy the show. . . Maybe she’s slowly poisoning Paula.

Drew | 1/30/2007, 9:29 pm EST

I have nothing against Paula but she needs to get the boot. I am so sick of the AI folks covering for her. She is on something and I’m sure in ain’t prescribed. Tonight she looked like she was wasted, she looked washed out and her hair was more limp than Simon’s wrist.

Kill Your Television | 1/30/2007, 9:35 pm EST

Just take the show off the air. It sucks anyway.

Diane | 1/30/2007, 9:56 pm EST

I love Paula acts….lol Let her stay and let me laugh each week:>) She is the reason why people tune into AI.

Skullfreak | 1/30/2007, 9:59 pm EST

Maybe Courtney could follow in Kurt’s footsteps and blow her fu#king brains out too?

The world would be better off…

The Grubby 1 | 1/30/2007, 10:12 pm EST

Absolutely. What’s better than 1 person telling people who suck that…they suck? 2 people! And one’s a rock star! I agree with rs, we don’t need more “pop tarts”, there arent too many strong feminen rock stars right now (although we’ve got Cat Power and Karen O and Emily Haines (who is really good solo, not so much with metric though…)). In fact, if it would get girls to stop imitate american idle approved singing id be extremely gracious. Courtney Loves crazy but in a rock star is that really surprising or even a negative? Jim Morrison was crazy but he very nearly was a demigod and nobody holds that against him! It would also be good for Love, she’d be back in public consciousness as a person/artist and not a hazard. It would make me want to watch the show also.

Pete | 1/30/2007, 10:17 pm EST

Thank’s god Cobain past away.

Pete | 1/30/2007, 10:21 pm EST

Another sign that the 90’s where a fake.
What’s next? Billy Corgan on dancing with the stars?

HAVE YOU SEEN COURTNEY LATELY? | 1/30/2007, 10:35 pm EST

Re-post:
Courtney had major botched plastic surgery and she looks like the elephant man. No joke. Check it out:

http://www.mollygoo
d.co m/media/courtney2.jpg

Sorry. You’ll need to reconstruct the http addy. Rolling Stone won’t let us post hyperlinks.

Ugh. Courtney does look weird! | 1/30/2007, 10:39 pm EST

That photo is MESSED UP! Does she really look like that?

American Idol is probably doing a “modern rock” episode and courtney’s been asked to guest judge. The whole thing about replacing Paula is tabloid BS. It’s advertising.

Cleveland Girl | 1/30/2007, 11:12 pm EST

How could AI possibly replace one drug addict with another? I thought they taught us to “Say NO to drugs” in school, but more and more celebs are teaching our kids to say YES. It’s disgusting and if Paula and Courtney actually had REAL jobs, they’d both get drug tested and BOOTED from their post. Why not add a singer to the show that A. Can actually sing and B. Is a good judge of character, like Whitney Houston or something. Oh wait, she’s a drug addict too.

Char | 1/30/2007, 11:31 pm EST

Poor poor PAULA
She is so wasted and washed out.
Paula…you need to get rehab
You look and act very inappropriate

hey joe | 1/30/2007, 11:48 pm EST

Love deserves more respect than she gets from most ppl.

Gem | 1/31/2007, 12:05 am EST

all together kids
“Courtney!” “Courtney!” “Courtney!”

unless they take the fkn show off the air in which case you’d really hear praise!!

ljs with love... | 1/31/2007, 12:16 am EST

just as witty as cowell?!?! simon cowell is witty? are you sure that you’re not confusing wit with hackery? damnit goodman…

Cdub | 1/31/2007, 1:12 am EST

Sometimes I wonder what is going on with her. Okay not really I don’t even know who Courtney Love is. Really I’m more of a sports talk radio guy. Her name sounds like a country singer which is okay. ALthough if I do listen to music it’s never country. Not that I hate country I like the out doors. Love to go swimming. There’s this lake by my house where my uncle would take me. I don’t remember much what we did, but he always wanted to take me.

Cdub | 1/31/2007, 1:18 am EST

I really should tell you guys this but at night I like to dress up like that chick from V for vendetta… you know like all in leather with knives and stuff. Oh man I look so cool. Do you think that chick could fly? Cause you know at the one part she was like flying on the roof before she kill that preacher or maybe he was some kind of father. Who was her friend you know the star wars chick? she was smoking in all those movies. She did a movie where she was impregnation, I think it was called gilbert grape. Man that movie wasn’t scary at all. Those are the best kind scary, but funny too. Not stupid funny like scary movie or escape from sobibor.

Mandela | 1/31/2007, 1:27 am EST

1.I might actually watch the show again 2.Courtney may finally be given a chance to earn the respect she’s spent more than a decade shunning 3. worst comes to worst she’ll flash for ratings…

john | 1/31/2007, 1:32 am EST

Courtney Love made better music? When did that happen? You mean she actually did something other than marry that famous guy?

jill hives | 1/31/2007, 1:39 am EST

i’m & it’s bs.

El_Macho | 1/31/2007, 2:37 am EST

Ah, but did Courtney Love ever sing and dance with an animated feline named MC Skat Kat? I’ll just let you think about that.

rach | 1/31/2007, 4:56 am EST

i liked kurt but not courtney she could either make some pop singer play rock star or do something stupid live or JUST COMMENT ON WHAT THERE SUPPOSED TO it never counts what they say and they only want her to entertain them for a while but who knows she could do something good ……..tv makes everyone either 100 times better or worst . i just hope i dont have to here anymore stupid music and someone change it.

itdontreallymatter | 1/31/2007, 5:51 am EST

It would probably make things more interesting, due to Love’s drunk appearance in… life.

But, no, I don’t want to see that whore on my television. Thanks.

KEITHMOON | 1/31/2007, 7:08 am EST

Yeah, get her on the show for sure!! She would kick ass

killyridols | 1/31/2007, 8:03 am EST

I’m mostly just shocked that the article writer used Courntey Love and riot grrl in the same statment. As far as her going on American Idol, who gives a rat’s ass, she’s just a tool at this point anyway, so at least everyone would know that for sure.

OScar | 1/31/2007, 9:54 am EST

Courtney love is my idol!
I would watch AI because of her. I love he opiniions and what she has to say.

out of all of the judges courtney love has Lived through it.

shes amazing.

Teef | 1/31/2007, 9:56 am EST

Although Courtney Love isn’t known for having a stellar voice unlike the rest of the judges she actually knows what it’s like to work with competent musicians and her criticism wouldn’t be pulled from out of her ass

mikeky | 1/31/2007, 10:46 am EST

what would she bring? the good shit, that’s what. she has connections.

saad | 1/31/2007, 12:03 pm EST

they should just have them both…catfights anyone???

pedro alves | 1/31/2007, 12:24 pm EST

live through this and Celebrity skin are great albums.
Petals from C.Skin its a great track..just download it now!!!

CreditWhereItsDue | 1/31/2007, 1:12 pm EST

Think about this:
The People Vs. Larry Flynt.

Courtney was amazing in that movie. Don’t believe? Check it out. Great flick.

She ain’t my fave, not AT ALL, and I think most of her music is just OK, but let’s stay reasonable. She *does* have talent. And I confess that the strength she could bring to AI would be welcome by me. Too much safety in music makes me nauseous.

We’ll see.

tom wieler | 1/31/2007, 1:20 pm EST

now this makes sense! a judge of musical talent that can be recognized as a musical talent!
she’s also very talented at having husbands murdered.

it’s just too bad it’ll be Paula Abdul being replaced and at that swine Simon Cowell. Then he could go back to the job he held before american idol: doorstopper.

tom wieler | 1/31/2007, 1:22 pm EST

now this makes sense! a judge of musical talent that can be recognized as a musical talent!
she’s also very talented at having husbands murdered.

it’s just too bad it’ll be Paula Abdul being replaced and not that swine Simon Cowell. Then he could go back to the job he held before american idol: doorstop

Robinrochester | 1/31/2007, 1:31 pm EST

Forget it. This show is about making POP stars. Love is not, nor will never be a pop star. PAula may be nuts, but she is a nice balance and who needs more mean on the show? Randy is playing Simon lite. Plus Paula is waaay more attractive then that skank Love.

Joe | 1/31/2007, 1:37 pm EST

Dammit, El Macho I just about launched a sandwich back through my nose when you mentioned MC Skat Kat!!!!!

Why not Joan Jett or Chrissie Hynde instead?

Nanoprobe | 1/31/2007, 1:57 pm EST

Kurt would probably roll over in his grave!! Isn’t the only reason people watch AI to see how fucked up Paula is going to be? I don’t blame her though, vicadin fucking rocks!!

laurent | 1/31/2007, 3:20 pm EST

HAVE YOU SEEN COURTNEY LATELY?
sorry but you are a little idiot. on this picture, courtney hasn’t recovered on the surgery. what you see his aftereffect.

Briana | 1/31/2007, 3:26 pm EST

Courtney Love as the new judge, that would be good T.V.

holelottalove | 1/31/2007, 4:18 pm EST

PLEASE!! If there is a Rock God -Courtney will at least get a guest appearance. Please, PLEASE, let us see anyone that didn’t play guitar for Journey, produce Mariah Carey or sing “straight up”…. God help us all if we can’t get real rock represented!!! Or are we destined for another year of Bo Bice’s & Chris Daughtrey’s…..GAWD HELP US ALL!!!! Hail to the QUEEN!

anonymous | 1/31/2007, 5:19 pm EST

Courtney Love would certainly make AI more interesting. You can already envision the interesting interactions between Simon and Courtney.

mike | 1/31/2007, 8:13 pm EST

i think it would be great to have courtney love as a judge. i “respect” her work more than paula’s. but…could she straighten up enough to pull it off? every time i see her
on tv (last time:roast of pam anderson) she’s acting bats**t crazy.

fitzbath | 1/31/2007, 11:26 pm EST

Wasn’t Courtney Love supposed to be a “cutting edge” musician in the same vein as Nirvana?
Could you imagine Cobain judging a sugary sweet show about “pop singers”?
I don’t get it?

lasgames | 2/1/2007, 5:53 am EST

cool maybe she whip them puppies out on national t.v!!

kurts_auntie | 2/1/2007, 8:07 am EST

Replacing one crazy biatch with another? What would be the point??

karendragon | 2/2/2007, 12:23 pm EST

Kurt would definitely not approve, in fact, that is probably why he was going to divorce her (before she had him killed). All she ever wanted was to be famous and that is all he never wanted. Music was his soul and Courtney stole it. Don’t give Courtney what she wants – more publicity and money. Her lyrics say it all – just listen to them!

ash | 2/3/2007, 7:19 am EST

Quebec rules!

Matt | 2/3/2007, 10:47 am EST

Who cares what Kurt WOULD have said about this. He is dead. If he wanted to have an opinion, he would not have killed himself. I think It’s awesome that Courtney has cleaned up, and islooking for work… and I’d love to see her argue with simon… instead of Paula’s : “simon!” followed by a disgusted look. Maybe Courtney could replace simon, and her and Paula can fight.

tradeshowjoe | 2/3/2007, 12:47 pm EST

Quebec sucks the high hard one.
They are an arrogant,egotistical,imperiali stic,superioristic,hateful, bunch of child abducting, welfare cheating, lazy,coke snorting, Arab loving bunch of cocksuckers, if I ever saw any!!!!!!!!!!!
Them and their stupid red haired old bags, for woman.

Jerry | 2/3/2007, 4:03 pm EST

Say what you will about Paula Abdul — at least there was a time when she could sell some damn records and entertain an audience without resorting to cheap shock tricks. What’s Courtney Love really ever done besides latch onto Cobain? I hardly see “Hole” a a major force in rock n roll. Besides one idiot smashing young people’s dreams in front of a national tv audience is quite enough.

DontBeRetarded | 2/5/2007, 12:14 am EST

This is all for publicity and you’re all buying into it!

Dermot | 2/5/2007, 4:30 pm EST

Fuck yeah! Courtney for American Idol. A dose of much needed gritty reality to a vapid, soul-less show

PJ | 2/7/2007, 2:40 pm EST

Hey I loved Nirvana and Kurt Cobain, but C Love for AI?? I mean lets wait till she’s clean for 5 yrs before we make any rash decisions!!!!

riotgrrrllover | 3/26/2007, 3:11 am EST

Let’s get this straight: Courtney Love is NOT, HAS NEVER BEEN, and NEVER WILL BE a riot grrrl.
This bitch physically attacked a real riot grrl, Kathleen from the band Bikini Kill. As far as being a “feminist,” Courtney has demonstrated
repeatedly that she hates herself and most other women. Some riot grrl.

wiseone | 1/23/2008, 1:04 pm EST

kurt didnt kill himself he was killed by this skank

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