Dave Grohl: ‘The Biggest Jerk In Rock’

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July 26th, 2005 at 11:30 by C J Davies

Drums_1 … or so says Courtney Love.

The world’s most famous groupie has injected a further dose of vitriol into her ongoing feud with Foo Fighters mainman Dave Grohl. Grohl has something of a reputation as being "the nicest guy in rock" - something which the man himself figures is down to the fact that he has "a goofy smile, and people are like ‘Awww’!"

Anyway - whatever Grohl’s musings - it’s fair to say that Kurt Cobain widow and walking drug basket Courtney has a somewhat different opinion.

In an interview with Spin magazine, Love puts aside her rampant self-obsession for a brief moment in order to vent some spleen. "Dave gets to walk away unscathed and be the happy guy in rock, when he’s one of the biggest jerks,", she snarls. "He’s been taking money from my child for years."

Somewhat harsh words, we’re sure you’ll agree. But what does Dave have to say in his defence? Absolutely nothing, that’s what. He’s staying as quiet as a guitar-thrashing mouse. His manager John Silva has simply announced that Mr. Grohl "wouldn’t comment" on Love’s outburst.

Incidentally, hecklerspray has a great idea for a range of T-shirts. It shows the famous black-and-white image of Kurt Cobain, big panda eyes staring into the desolate void. And at the top it says - in big bold letters - "What A Crybaby".

We’ve yet to find a backer. Funny, that.

So what do you think? Is Courtney Love an under-rated musician of genuine worth? Or is she a talentless ex-junkie, leaping from star to star like some parasitic bleach-blonde grunge flea?

[story by C J Davies]

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One Response to “Dave Grohl: ‘The Biggest Jerk In Rock’”

  1. Dave Says:

    She’s a talentless ex-junkie, leaping from star to star like some parasitic bleach-blonde grunge flea..

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