Bjelland told NME.COM that she was approached by Courtney's management with a list of rules stipulating how she should conduct herself if she was appointed - before she had heard any Courtney's new music.
Prospective members of Bastard - which Courtney is said to have described as a "female Megadeth" - were also told that they would be under contract to Courtney, not to Epitaph Records.
Kat told NME.COM: "(Courtney) didn't approach me personally; her manager called my manager. She had this whole concept down, outlined something like 15 rules.
"It was crazy stuff, like 'no talking about the past', 'no doing drugs in the studio', 'you're practising this many hours of the day', 'you'll get this amount of money'. It was really crazy, really restricting. I thought it was just kind of hilarious, 'cos aren't you meant to just ask someone if they're interested before you start doing that!
"I said I was flattered that they thought of me, but I can't write songs for someone else."
― No Way, Thursday, 1 May 2003 15:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 1 May 2003 15:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 1 May 2003 15:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Simeon (Simeon), Thursday, 1 May 2003 15:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 1 May 2003 15:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 1 May 2003 15:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 1 May 2003 15:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 1 May 2003 19:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jimmy Trueluck, Thursday, 1 May 2003 19:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 1 May 2003 20:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
Whoah: the last of whom is now Rockit Girl frontwoman Gina Crosley, who has two of my friends on guitar and bass now. This, umm, explains much.
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 1 May 2003 21:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 1 May 2003 21:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 1 May 2003 21:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 1 May 2003 21:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 1 May 2003 21:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 1 May 2003 21:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 1 May 2003 21:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
Hypothesis 2:If you are as annoying as Ms Love then the band will not survive you.
― No Found Glory, Thursday, 1 May 2003 21:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 1 May 2003 21:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― daria g, Thursday, 1 May 2003 21:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― di smith (lucylurex), Thursday, 1 May 2003 22:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 1 May 2003 23:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 1 May 2003 23:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
and dont worry about not getting it, you have a good chance i'm sure, and even if you don't get it, you'll have had a go. the failure is not failing at something, the failure is not trying, that is the ultimate failure. send in the tape and you'll have already done something good in itself, regardless of outcome
― gareth (gareth), Friday, 2 May 2003 09:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
Don't do it! I know whereof I speak.
― mei (mei), Friday, 2 May 2003 09:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
Your tone seems to be that the end of result of studying mathematics at uni is far less important that a life spent on the coat tails of Ms Love.Guitar players may become more famous and make a lot more money and lead "cooler" lives than most people but I don't any serious person would consider their existence very important in any sense of the word.
― Roman (Roman), Friday, 2 May 2003 10:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
with the emphasis on "may".
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 2 May 2003 10:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
Going back to university has been something that has been on my mind a lot lately. Certainly that seems like a preferable option to rotting in this office.
― kate, Friday, 2 May 2003 10:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 2 May 2003 11:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― A Nairn (moretap), Friday, 2 May 2003 13:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― kate, Friday, 2 May 2003 13:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― toraneko (toraneko), Friday, 2 May 2003 15:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 2 May 2003 16:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 2 May 2003 16:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
Art is nice but not that important. You can survive without art, especially the dribble passed of as art.Functional art like architecture is far more relevant than lilies on the pond.
― Food and Glory, Friday, 2 May 2003 17:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 2 May 2003 17:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
Thanks for judging my "tone" so defensively, Roman.
Kate, sorry for taking that "tone" but I didn't want to think that if your life took a turn towards a somewhat (arbitrarily) deeper career move, you would somehow feel inadequate and less important. This would clearly not be the case. Though I enjoy music immensely I do not think my life would have been wasted if I hadn't heard even half of the music I have listened to in my life.
― Roman (Roman), Friday, 2 May 2003 18:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
By the way, does Ronan=Roman?
― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 2 May 2003 18:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
Sarah,I guess the entertainment industry is serious business to some but not to all of us. The Julia Robertses and George Clooneys of the world are important in a sense I do not fathom. Maybe you do.
― Roman (Roman), Friday, 2 May 2003 20:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 2 May 2003 21:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― hamish (hamish), Saturday, 3 May 2003 02:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― hamish (hamish), Saturday, 3 May 2003 02:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
I just found out that my former bassist - you know, the one who was too busy "working on her house" to continue being in my band - says that she wants to audition.
That has officially destroyed any desire I ever had, ironic or not, to audition. Yeah, I fucking hope that she gets it, too. I think about 5 minutes of working with Courtney Love will make her realise that maybe I wasn't quite so bad after all.
I fucking hate the music industry. I fucking hate it so much. I hate the way that it turns former friends into enemies and rivals and I still can't stop myself from feeling angry. :-(
― kate, Thursday, 8 May 2003 08:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 8 May 2003 08:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― kate, Thursday, 8 May 2003 08:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in Rotherham (alexfack), Thursday, 8 May 2003 08:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 8 May 2003 08:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― kate, Thursday, 8 May 2003 08:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 8 May 2003 08:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Thursday, 8 May 2003 19:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
So, while I don't think you should let it get you down or discourage you, Kate, I can DEFINITELY empathize with where you're coming from. I also think you should audition for Courtney, if only for the opportunity to call her an asshat if she does something stupid.
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 8 May 2003 19:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kerry (dymaxia), Thursday, 8 May 2003 19:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
No, I've decided not to do it, for more reasons than I can outline. Not the least of which is, my gut reaction says "don't do it" and I'm trying to listen to my gut more. Hell, it's big enough.
I'm recording this weekend, I've decided to concentrate more on making music (even if it's just in my bedroom) that makes *me* happy, and stop trying to make a "career" out of music. You have to make too many sacrifices that I'm not prepared to make.
― kate, Friday, 9 May 2003 08:12 (twenty-one years ago) link