Courtney Love Would Love to Co-Write a Song With Lana Del Rey, but Don’t You Dare Call It a “Collab”

Embracing genres like alternative rock and grunge, Courtney Love gained fame when she landed the role of lead singer for the rock band Hole. Although her marriage to Kurt Cobain played out in headlines and press releases, the singer produced a promising career that has continued for four decades. During that time, she helped record albums like Live Through This and Nobody’s Daughter. While taking a break from the spotlight, Love recently revealed the one person she would love to collaborate with. 

Sitting down for an interview with The Standard, Love juggled more than a few questions about what the future looked like for the singer. When asked about any upcoming collaborations, the star explained, “I don’t do ‘collabs’ – man, I hate that word! However, I have co-written songs with some people on this [new solo] album. [R.E.M.‘s Michael] Stipe mentioned our collaboration to The New York Times, so I can say it’s gorgeous.” She added, “I fell down weeping hearing his voice – it’s better than ever! I thought I knew the outcome, but I’m still the grasshopper while Michael is the sensei. There are others I can’t mention; I didn’t intend for any collaborations.”

As for Love’s dream collaboration – it featured Lana Del Rey. “I’d love to co-write a song with Lana Del Rey – I’d like to be ‘Paul’ and go hard on choruses while going back to ‘Norman’ and go hard on choruses, or whatever.”

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Courtney Love Hates The Word “Collab”

Although wanting to work with Del Rey in the future, Love insisted she hated the word collab. “Every time some kid asks me to ‘collab’ with Lana – I mean come on! Can you stop saying ‘collab’ to someone who straddles Gen X and Boomer? We don’t do that! Call it ‘writing a song together’, not ‘featuring’. It makes me lose my temper and makes it the last thing I want to do.”

Looking at other artists Love would want to work with, she listed, “I would love to work with Kendrick Lamar; I have a mad crush on him. I also love UK femme drill artists, but it has to sound organic – not forced. Additionally, I’m a fan of Stormzy and Doja Cat.”

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