Courtney Love
December 1993, by Kim Neely

(Excerpt)

Ok. Let’s talk about the new album. How is it most different from “Pretty on the Inside”?

It’s so different that there should have been a record in between. I didn’t want a punk-rock record – I did that. So it’s very melodic, and there are a lot more harmonies. And you know, because our songwriting is so different, it’s hard to deal with. We played on Halloween, and all these weird purists showed up. Total fans, but every time we’d go into one of our pop songs, they’d start chanting, “Don’t do it! Sellout!” Girls were throwing riot grrrl zines at me and stuff. I was like “Uh, I’m really glad you’re here, girls, but check it out: I can write a bridge now.” I mean, I’m glad people don’t expect much from me, but I wish they had an inkling that I had an inkling of how to write.