In my English class we were given the assignment to write about a distinctive individual real, fake, dead, or alive. It took me a few hours to think of someone as I did not want to be lazy with my answer picking Lady Gaga or Elon Musk.
Later in the day as I was sitting on my sofa trying to think of someone other than Hello Kitty (I may or may not be in a Sanrio phase), the queen of rock came to my mind. Of course I’m talking about Courtney Love!
In pop culture she is a divisive figure with a cult following and unique style. Her sense of style is like a grunge goddess. You could also call her the poster child of grunge alongside her deceased husband Kurt Cobain. With her band Hole, Courtney Love drew a lot of public attention with unrestrained live performance’s and controversial lyrics. She was even said to be one of the most influential singers in alternative culture of the last 30 years. What also makes her distinctive are her vocals. To someone who has not heard her sing imagine a women singing an alternative song, but it’s husky, lazy, drawn out, and sometimes very loud. A famous quote of hers is actually, “I want every girl in the world to pick up a guitar and start screaming.” As she rocks her signature pose of her leg propped up on a monitor. She is quite literally the queen of rock. I was also asked in my assignment if I wanted to be this person and live their life. To answer the question if I wanted to be her or not… I would not. As much of an icon she is, her life is pretty miserable, and I wouldn’t want to live through it (a play on her song “Live Through This”).
Who would you have picked?… please don’t pick anyone basic 🙂
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