Hardly shocking and original anymore after the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards revealed he snorted his Dad’s ashes, then denied it, then confessed it had happened after all; a new book says that Courtney wanted to snort Kurt Cobain’s ashes. Rock journalist Neil Strauss, no doubt gleefully drumming up publicity for his forthcoming book Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead, has revealed details of a bizarre meeting with Courtney. According to an excerpt from the book posted on website radaronline.com, the exchange went something like this.

“The place was Courtney Love’s house in Los Angeles. The time was very late. The  moment was when she leaped off her bed and suddenly said . . .

“COURTNEY LOVE: Say hi to Kurt.

“She walks to a dresser, pulls open a drawer, and removes a square-shaped tin. She removes the lid, revealing a plastic bag full of white ashes. A faint smell of jasmine emanates from the tin.

“LOVE: Too bad you don’t do coke. Otherwise I’d suggest taking a metal straw to it.

“STRAUSS: Yeah, I don’t think that would be the right thing to do.

“LOVE: I’d like to though.

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