Quotes By Courtney Love

I used to do drugs, but don't tell anyone or it will ruin my image.

Drugs have nothing to do with the creation of music. In fact, they are dumb and self indulgent. Kind of like sucking your thumb!

If you want to ask about my drug problem, go ask my big, fat, smart, ten pound daughter, she'll answer any questions you have about it.

But, you know, all good rock is easy.

We went through ten years of the Limp Bizkit thing, and I didn't know what to do.

I did not want to make the widow record. I still haven't made the widow record.

I never expected I would be connected to the Alpha male as some kind of ancillary object, and to this day it mystifies me.

I'm a catalogue artist: I compete with Bob Dylan.

Much of my high-jinx have been drug-related. When you're under 30, whatever, but once you're past 40 it's just ugly.

I surrounded myself with women when I was growing up because I had this horrible psycho father. Now I'm trying to really appreciate and like men more.

I want every girl in the world to pick up a guitar and start screaming.

I like to behave in an extremely normal, wholesome manner for the most part in my daily life. Even if mentally I'm consumed with sick visions of violence, terror, sex and death.

Rock is all about writing your own script; it's all about pioneering.

He was so gorgeous... Kurt. I don't know how I got lucky that way.

I'm driven. I am. I'm driven for some reason. But I don't know where I'm going.

I don't mean to be a diva, but some days you wake up and you're Barbara Streisand.

I like there to be some testosterone in rock, and it's like I'm the one in the dress who has to provide it.

I'm not a woman. I'm a force of nature.

Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed.

I don't need plastic in my body to validate me as a woman.

But I always wound up being the damn John, when I wanted to be the Paul.

I'm offended every time I see George Bush on TV!

I like free gowns.

I can turn on the radio right now and be inspired.

But let me tell you something. Gloria Steinem never helped me out; Larry Flynt did.

What makes the most money for this business? Dead rock stars.

Being offended is part of being in the real world.

I'm clean and sober for over a year and no one seems to care! They're like, 'Oh, her dramatic weight gain.' So, stop making fun of me!

My mentors are people like Cameron Crowe and Carrie Fisher.

I'm ultimately a widow and a single mother, who's not even getting to be a mother right now. I am so alone, it's freaky.