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| COURTNEY LOVE WAS BORN 9TH JULY 1964 AS LOVE MICHELLE HARRISON TO HIPPY PARENTS. I USED TO HATE HER A LOT, BUT SHE CAN WRITE GOOD MUSIC!!! HER PARENTS DIVORCED WITHIN A YEAR OF HAVING COURTNEY, HER MOTHER GAINED CUSTODY OF HER AND REMARRIED. COURTNEY WAS RENAMED BY HER MOTHER COURTNEY MICHELLE HARRISON. IN 1972 HER STEPFATHER AND MOTHER MOVED TO NEW ZEALAND TO START A SHEEP FARM, COURTNEY WAS LEFT IN OREGON WITH A FRIEND OF HER MOTHERS. SHE CAUSED NOTHINE BUT TROUBLE, SHOPLIFTING, GETTING KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL TO NAME BUT A FEW, SO SHE WAS SENT TO NEW ZEALAND TO LIVE WITH HER MOTHER. SHE CAUSED EVEN MORE TROUBLE THERE, SO SHE WAS SENT BACK TO OREGON. IN 1982 SHE BEGAN TO TRAVEL THE WORLD ON HER OWN, SUPPORTING HERSELF BY DOING STRIPPING WORK. SHE TRAVELLED THROUGH IRELAND, ENGLAND AND JAPAN. IN 1983 SHE WENT BACK TO THE TOWN OF HER BIRTH, PORTLAND SAN FRANSISCO. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REFORM A BAND SHE HAD MADE IN 1980 CALLED SUGAR BABYLON. SHE HAD TWO NEW MEMBERS IN THE BAND, SO THEY RENAMED IT SUGAR BABY DOLL. IT DISBANDED IN 1984. BEFORE THIS COURTNEY HAD ENDURED A SHORT SPELL WITH FAITH NO MORE AS A SINGER. COURTNEY FORMED A NEW BAND WITH ONE OF THE PEOPLE FROM SUGARBABY DOLL. THEY CALLED IT BABES IN TOYLAND, BUT COURTNEY WAS SOON THROWN OUT. IN 1989 SHE MOVED TO L.A AND PUT AN ADD IN A MUSICIANS MAGAZINE ASKING FOR A BAND. SHE FOUND ERIC ERLANDSON (GUITAR) CAROLINE RUE (DRUMS) AND JILL EMERY (BASS). LATER THAT YEAR SHE MET KURT COBAIN IN SEATTLE, THE TWO FELL IN LOVE AND MARRIED IN 1992 AND A FEW MONTHS LATER THEY HAD A BABY GIRL TOGETHER. IN 1991 HOLE RELEASED THEIR FIRST ALBUM, ENTITLED 'PRETTY ON THE INSIDE'. THE BAND TOURED ACROSS EUROPE SUPPORTING MUDHONEY GAINING THEM MASSES OF PUBLICITY ESPECIALLY WHEN COURTNEY BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO 'TRASH' HER GUITAR ON STAGE!!! JILL EMERY AND CAROLINE RUE LEFT IN 1992 AND WERE REPLACED BY KRISTEN PFAFF ON BASS AND PATTY SCHEMEL ON THE DRUMS. IN 1994 KURT COBAIN WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS SEATTLE HOME FROM A SUPPOSEDLY SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. SOON AFTER HOLE'S SECOND ALBUM WAS RELEASED ENTITLED 'LIVE THROUGH THIS'. IT GAINED MASSES OF FANS, FIRST FROM THE HYPE OF KURT'S DEATH, THEN FROM PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO LISTEN TO HOLE AND WERE INTERESTED IN THEIR MUSIC. WHEN PEOPLE ACCTUALLY LISTENED TO IT, THEY ENJOYED IT BECAUSE IT WAS GOOD!!! IN JUNE 1994 PFAFF WAS FOUND DEAD FROM A HEROIN OVERDOSE. COURTNEY CALLED UP LOVER BILLY CORGAN AND ASKED HIM TO FIND HER A NEW BASS PLAYER. HE TOLD HER THAT MELISSA AUF DER MAUR WAS A "HOT BABE THAT COULD REALLY PLAY". SHE JOINED THE BAND, LEAVING HER FAMILY AND HER BOYFRIEND BEHIND IN CANADA. SHE LEFT IN 1999 TO HAVE A SOLO CAREER, BUT ENDED UP PLAYING AS TOURING BASS PLAYER FOR THE SMASHING PUMPKINS. BETWEEN 1994 AND 1998 COURTNEY HAD BEEN CONCENTRATING MORE ON THE ACTING SIDE OF HER CAREER LEAVING HOLE ON THE BACK BURNER. IN 1998 HOLE RELEASED THIRD ALBUM CALLED CELEBRITY SKIN. MELISSA HAD HELPED TO WRITE THIS ALBUM AND HAD ALSO SUNG BACK-UP ON IT. PATTY LEFT SOON AFTER RECORDING HAD FINISHED. SHE WAS REPLACED BY SAM MALONEY WHO APPEARS IN THE VIDEOS FOR ALL THE SINGLES FROM CELEEBRITY SKIN. SHE NEVER ONCE PLAYED ON THE ALBUM. MELISSA LEFT IN 1999 TO PERSUE A SOLO CAREER, BUT INSTEAD JOINED THE SMASHING PUMPKINS IN D'ARCY'S PLACE. NOW MELISSA IS IN A BAND WITH JAMES IHA AND WORKING (FOR REAL THIS TIME) ON SOLO STUFF. HOLE SPLIT ON 23rd MAY 2,002. IT WASN'T THE BIGGEST SHOCK EVER, BUT IT WAS A SHAME. HOLE AND COURTNEY LOVE ARE CURRENTLY BEING SUED BY UNIVERSAL FOR NOT PRODUCING THE 7 ALBUMS THEY PROMISED IN THEIR CONTRACT. HOLE FACTS ERIC ERLANDSON:BORN 09/01/63. WAS INVOLVED WITH PFAFF AND FOUND HER BODY IN THE BATHTUB. HE WAS ONCE INVOLVED WITH ACTRESS DREW BARRYMORE. HE WAS THE ONLY ORIGINAL MEMBER OF HOLE LEFT EXCEPT FOR COURTNEY AT THE END. HE WOULD SETTLE DOWN AND HAVE A FAMILY, BUT APPARENTLY COURTNEY KEEPS SCARING OFF ALL THE MARRIAGE APPLICANTS!!! MELISSA AUF DER MAUR: BORN 17/03/72. NNICKNAMES MISSY AND MOLLY WHILE SHE WAS IN A BAND CALLED TINKER SHE WAS DISCOVERED BY BILLY CORGAN. PATTY SCHEMEL: BORN 28/04/75. SHE WAS SECOND CHOICE FOR NIRVANA DRUMMER AFTER CHAD CHANNING WAS KICKED OUT. DAVE GROHL WAS FIRST CHOICE!!! |
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