Venue: Later with Jools Holland
Location: London, England
Hole Lineup: Courtney Love (Guitar/Vocals), Eric Erlandson (Guitar), Melissa Auf der Maur (Bass/Background Vocals), and Samantha Maloney (Drums).
This is a transcript of Courtney’s interview with Jools Holland.
-CELEBRITY SKIN
JH: Now, from Hole – please welcome, Courtney Love.
Audience applauds.
JH: Welcome back.
He kisses Courtney.
JH: Welcome back to our show.
CL: Yeah, well.
JH: You are ?? Firstly, last time you were on, you met…
CL: Last time I was on (Laughs) I looked a lot different.
JH: You looked lovely.
CL: No, that was probably one of the worst pictures ever taken of me in my entire life.
JH: We both did…we both…
CL: You know what? ‘Cause I took a lot of drugs that week (Laughs).
JH: ?? Well…in…I’ve got…we…
CL: God, what was that? No, you did it to me – it was just being around you made my face get fatter or something.
JH: That’s what happens to me, but no, we’ve got that picture…
CL: No, please don’t show it anymore, show a new one now that I’m improved!
JH puts an arm around her and waves at the camera.
JH: Well, I’ll tell you what, we’re gonna take one for the camera now. It can be different.
CL: Alright, hi.
JH: There you are. Now we’ll use that one.
CL: Thank you.
JH: Now, we’ve both changed a bit, but also you’ve starred in feature films. You have…
CL: (Fake posh voice) Oh yes, I’ve made it, darling.
JH: Oh yes.
CL: I’ve climbed on glass, I’ve done it, darling.
JH: No, you know…The People vs. Larry Flynt…you’ve gone into that world. Did you enjoy that world?
CL: (Posh voice) Oh yes, I love that world.
JH: Love it.
CL: Love it.
JH: Would you like to make more films, do you think?
CL: Yeah, I’m making one with, um, Jim Carrey right now.
JH: And I saw, I don’t think you’ll mind me revealing this to the public, but when I was in your dressing room earlier, we were sharing a bit of a cake and a chat, you had a lot of videos of things like, uh, period costume dramas.
CL: I’m gonna do one!
JH: What are you gonna do?
CL: Yeah, no one buys this… I am, I’m doing it. I’m doing a Victorian British costume drama.
JH: And who do you want to be? Who are you gonna be?
CL: It’s…it’s a Trollope movie.
JH: You’re a trollop?
Audience laughs.
CL: It’s the first Trollope…yes, Trollope is a writer.
JH: Yes. What’s the book called?
CL: Eustace Diamonds.
JH: Right.
CL: See, you don’t buy it. Wait ’til I do it.
JH: Then we will buy it.
CL: I’m here to crack the British class system. That’s my purpose in life.
JH: Single handed?
CL: Yes.
JH: You said you went to see Elizabeth the First, the film…
CL: Last night!
JH: Yes, good?
CL: Oh, it was genius.
JH: Should we go and see it?
CL: Yeah, and I feel like a hypocrite, ’cause as somebody that’s really not a big fan of your class system, I was really a fan of like…
JH: Elizabeth.
CL: Empirical (Laughs).
JH: ?? chop those heads off.
CL: But I told somebody, it’s kind of an American story, ’cause you know, this King had a bunch of bastard children and the most strong one kind of made it through.
JH: Now, we’re going to…
CL: Oh my God.
JH: In a moment, you’re going to do Malibu for us, tell us about that song.
CL: Yes, darling. Um, it’s…
JH: You’ve got California on your shirt.
CL: Well, it’s a California…it…yeah. Well, I figure Oasis came over and they wore Union Jacks, and since I’m here to beat the class system…
JH: Yeah.
CL: And make you all recite the Constitution within the next 24 hours. Um, it’s just a song about…it’s a song about this really rich, upper middle class white enclave, but metaphorically it’s kind of about, um, solace…Nirvana, bliss Xanadu, if you will.
JH: Could it be found in Malibu?
Audience laughs.
CL: If you can afford it, but that’s not the point, ok?
JH: Oh, sorry, I’ve missed the point.
CL: It’s not a class thing.
JH: No, no. It’s finding the area.
CL: It’s that place. (Gestures upward)
JH: But in a moment, we’ll hear the song ?? – and I can’t say how happy we are to have you back.
CL: Really?
JH: And we’re looking forward to seeing Hole later on. Courtney Love, thank you very much indeed.
CL: Thank you.
-MALIBU
-REASONS TO BE BEAUTIFUL