Courtney Love

“My mentors are people like Cameron Crowe and Carrie Fisher.”

“I'm a survivor, at least that's what everyone tells me.”

“I think Andy Kaufman is to comedy what the Velvet Underground was to music - it's like, 80 thousand records sold, but everybody who bought one started a band.”

“It's a radical time for musicians, a really revolutionary time, and I believe revolutions like Napster are a lot more fun than cash, which by the way we don't have at major labels anyway, so we might as well get with it and get in the game.”

“I'm driven. I am. I'm driven for some reason. But I don't know where I'm going.”

“Being offended is part of being in the real world.”

“But I always wound up being the damn John, when I wanted to be the Paul.”

“You need to write on your own and produce your own life.”

“I used to do drugs, but don't tell anyone or it will ruin my image.”

“I can turn on the radio right now and be inspired.”

“I cannot exist as a solo artist.”

“I like to behave in an extremely normal, wholesome manner for the most part in my daily life. Even if mentally I'm consumed with sick visions of violence, terror, sex and death.”

“I'm offended every time I see George Bush on TV!”

“I am just the classic person who wants to learn stuff. I want good tutors, and with Kurt I had the best.”

“If you want to ask about my drug problem, go ask my big, fat, smart, ten pound daughter, she'll answer any questions you have about it.”

“In rock stardom there's an absolute economic upside to self-destruction.”

“I might lie a lot but never in my lyrics.”

“He was so gorgeous... Kurt. I don't know how I got lucky that way.”

“But let me tell you something. Gloria Steinem never helped me out; Larry Flynt did.”

“I did not want to make the widow record. I still haven't made the widow record.”