It’s hard to imagine that Courtney Love was quaking in her boots when Swifties Assembled last month after the Hole singer has spoke disparagingly about their sacred leader Taylor Swift. In an interview with The Standard, Love said, “Taylor is not important. She might be a safe space for girls and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist.” It was a big blow not just for Swift’s army of fans but also for all the middle-aged music journalists out there who have spent most of the past month earnestly pontificating about Taylor’s latest record The Tortured Poets Department. But it was not a big blow for Courtney Love. She is a master at stirring up beef with her fellow artists, she’s been there, done it, made up with them and done it again. Here are a selection of Courtney Love’s finest feuds:
