The first time I heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' I think it was in that moment I lost my innocence. Hole who? Oh yea the woman with big red lips rolling around with her guitar, yea, I dig her stuff, but nothing gets my heart pumping like Nirvana.
Dedicating your love to a band is like that t-shirt you've had since you were 17 and it's full of holes, washed out, smells funny, but hey, you can't throw it out, it's too comfortable and great memories are attached to it. Those are the kind of bands you'll always stay loyal to, because they were there for you for the better and the worse of times in your life. It took me some years to properly appreciate Hole, but maybe it took me that long because I let Nirvana overshadow them until one day I said enough is enough and opened my mind. Now that Hole's reappeared in my life, I can't get enough. Back then I listened to the pain and anger coming from Cobain's mouth and it felt good to know there was someone out there who felt the same things I felt. Hole's got it as well.
Music either grows with you, or you have to catch up to it.
But this isn't really about my undying love for the early 90's grunge, punk, rock bands. This is about the Love. The Courtney Love. A woman that I've recently begun to fully appreciate. I must hand it to her. The woman's a survivor. I think that's pretty priceless for a woman like Courtney to have been able to stay afloat for so long in a ruthless world of flesh eating journalists and tabloid-run countries. Back then I'd been dubious about Courtney Love's behavior in the public eye and her somewhat seemingly addiction to fame (amongst other things.) But then again, who am I to judge? I'm older now, wiser and have a greater understanding of people, to say the least, I've been blinded more by the tabloids than by her music... Good or Bad for someone's career?
They say it's better to have bad press than no press at all. Obviously Hole didn't suffer any severe downfalls due to poor media interpretation. Pretty much on the contrary. In other words, whatever Courtney Love managed to display in the public eye was irrelevant to the bands success. Because great music lives forever! Amen!
The reason why I've taken the time to write about this is because I found an interview with Love on the Alan Carr Show and the woman's beyond fucking cool, a force of nature greater than any hurricane Katrina. At this point we can't deny that the media's influence could somewhat have mis-guided us fickle beings.
Note to self - don't listen to the BS other people say, create your own opinion, it helps the brain grow! And if the music's good, so is the rest!
After all, Great Music Never Dies.
Peace!
