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Dave Grohl Speaks Out About Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love-Inspired Track

9/17/07, 2:53 pm EST

Dave Grohl hasn’t tried to hide his distaste for Courtney Love over the years: In 2002, he and Krist Novoselic filed a legal motion compelling Kurt Cobain’s widow to undergo a psychiatric evaluation as they all battled over the rights to unreleased Nirvana music (he also called her an “ugly fucking bitch” at a show). Now Grohl has spoken to the Guardian about “Let it Die,” a new Foo Fighters song off the band’s forthcoming Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (out September 25; read our sneak peek here) that seems to address the former Nirvana drummer’s feelings about Cobain’s relationship with Love. The song contains the lyrics: “A simple man and his blushing bride / Intravenous, intertwined.”

“[It's] a song that’s written about feeling helpless to someone else’s demise,” he said. “I’ve seen people lose it all to drugs and heartbreak and death. It’s happened more than once in my life, but the one that’s most noted is Kurt. And there are a lot of people that I’ve been angry with in my life, but the one that’s most noted is Courtney. So it’s pretty obvious to me that those correlations are gonna pop up every now and again,” he explained, laughing. “I still remain a little secretive about it all.” Grohl was feeling equally secretive in 1995 when the Foo single “I’ll Stick Around” included the lyrics “How could it be I’m the only one who sees your rehearsed insanity,” a line many assumed was directed at Love, though Grohl denied it.
Still, Grohl says he’s not haunted by the past and considers himself to be a glass-half-full kind of guy. “Those first couple of years of the Foo Fighters when I stood there singing songs and saw kids wearing Nirvana T-shirts, I looked at it as a good thing,” the rocker explained. “Like it was almost support, for me. I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life looking in the fucking rearview mirror and thinking about what could have happened or what should have happened, or how tragic the ending of the band was. I’ve always considered myself an optimist, I don’t have a lot of regrets.”

Elizabeth Goodman

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en | 9/17/2007, 3:19 pm EST

I’ll be interested to hear the upcoming album. Many out there share the same sentiments. Go for it Dave…this might be what everyone has been waiting for finally!

Scenic Anemia | 9/17/2007, 4:31 pm EST

I’ve heard the album, it’s incredible. “Let It Die” is one of the stand outs. Well done, Dave.

Rob | 9/17/2007, 5:04 pm EST

Prince save his ass, “Darling Nicky” rules!

Tyler | 9/17/2007, 5:40 pm EST

you are ok as a writer.just ok!

Dan | 9/17/2007, 5:48 pm EST

You got to admire anyone who tries to get Courtney Love to undergo a court ordered pyschiatric evaluation. Viva la Foo Fighters!!!

Jeff | 9/17/2007, 8:51 pm EST

Courtney had Kurt killed. I hate her too.

Mike/Houston,TX. | 9/17/2007, 9:11 pm EST

I’ll always side with Dave Grohl. Courtney’s staged little “rehab” is only temporary. She’ll continue to drown herself in drugs to deal with her guilt over the obvious, plus her greed, stupidity, and because she’s plain evil.

JD | 9/18/2007, 1:10 am EST

The guy with the biggest teeth in rock!

Mike | 9/18/2007, 5:13 am EST

Yeah, his guitar playing has a lot of TEETH!

JK Giles | 9/18/2007, 2:26 pm EST

well im gunna say something completely diferent
i think dave grohl is a boring fucking dick and courtney is the voice of a generation.
shes so rock’n'roll and talented.
fuck all u hater
anyone who thinks she kills should be fucking shot… SHE FUCKING LOVED HIM U DICKS
if u dont remember she knew him better than u!
so get over it!
ill fucking kill u myslef u twats
xxx

credibility??? | 9/18/2007, 4:12 pm EST

In an interview she gave, she stated that Edward Norton was “the” love of her life. She also looks very ill (anorexic? heavy drugs?) in recent photos.

C.L (wicked witch of the west) | 9/18/2007, 7:37 pm EST

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhh!!!
I’ m melting
I’m melting
I’m melting

Ding dong the Wicked Witch is dead

God | 9/18/2007, 10:06 pm EST

Grohl should get a life and find new things to write about.

Kathy Griffin | 9/18/2007, 11:56 pm EST

Suck it, “God.”

Hallucin8 | 9/19/2007, 5:22 am EST

What I find most amuzing is the fact that everyone is so quick to blame Courtney for the death of Kurt and all these Kurt fans are so angry and hate her guts. Well wake up assholes, your king hated all of you, that’s why he blew his brains out fuckers. He said it himself in countless interviews. And no one knows about he and Courtney but themselves. They loved each other. They were a fucked up mess, but they loved eachother. Now move on.

Hallucin8 | 9/19/2007, 5:52 am EST

And I want to say thank you to JK Giles. Nicely put!

Numero Uno Fan | 9/19/2007, 11:55 am EST

I love Dave…I can’t wait for the new album. I’m also a huge nirvana fan but I really think its time to debate something else, let Kurt RIP and the rest of us move on.

j. m ar l ey | 9/19/2007, 1:03 pm EST

Would your restless spirit be able to RIP? There is no closure without the truth.

supersonic | 9/19/2007, 1:49 pm EST

Thank you, Dr. Phil

j. m ar l ey | 9/19/2007, 4:21 pm EST

Thank Oprah instead.

Larua | 9/20/2007, 9:26 am EST

quit fighting about who is a good writer and focus on the story. no average joe reads an atricle to see how the writing is, its for the story. i think its a good peice.

GRUNGE4EVER | 9/21/2007, 7:07 pm EST

Ok 1st Courtney Love is`nt a voice of a generation without kurt she would be some unknow fat whore but as a kurt fan i get how he loved her and he probley kill himself but lets face the fact that dave is a great songwrtier/singer and that she some druged up whore.foo fighters are a great fucking band what she doing with her life nothing

punctuation | 9/22/2007, 5:43 am EST

how about a comma sometime soon!

GRUNGE4EVER | 9/22/2007, 3:50 pm EST

i dont have time for comma`s but snice u asked so nicely ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, there is a few for yew and it`s coz u know im right