In 2001, leaked court documents revealed just how badly the relationship between Courtney Love and Dave Grohl had deteriorated. ABC News reported on the ugly legal battle between Love and the surviving members of Nirvana, namely Grohl and bassist Krist Novoselic, which detailed financial concerns and disputes surrounding Nirvana’s legacy. Grohl and Novoselic wanted to release the last song Kurt Cobain had ever recorded, “You Know You’re Right,” as part of a box set, and the “Violet” singer was attempting to block the release.
Love reportedly accused the Foo Fighters frontman and Novoselic of taking advantage of her grief after Cobain’s suicide to coerce her into signing documents stating that Grohl and Novoselic were equal members in Nirvana, when she actually believed they were just hired guns. Grohl and Novoselic, on the other hand, painted Love as a social climber trying to use her Nirvana connections to advance her own music career. Ultimately, the song was released in 2002, and became a chart-topper, per Billboard.
The “Doll Parts” rocker also appeared on Howard Stern’s syndicated radio show in 1999 alleging that her late husband and Grohl had a more acrimonious relationship than the public knew (via MTV News). Addressing Grohl directly into the microphone, she sang, “Kurt hated you!” In 2007, she reiterated these claims on her MySpace page, writing, “Kurt loathed HIM more than anyone else” (via NME).
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