Hole singer and Kurt Cobain widow Courtney Love blew through $27 million of Cobain’s fortune, she told London’s Sunday Times in a recent story.

Love, 50, claims the money mostly mostly went to settling lawsuits.

“I lost about $27 million,” she’s quoted in the Sunday Times. “I know that’s a lifetime of money to most people, but I’m a big girl. It’s rock ‘n’ roll, it’s Nirvana money. I had to let it go.”

Love and Cobain were married in 1992 until Cobain’s April 1994 death.

Now, with her inheritance mostly gone, she says, “I make enough to live on. I’m financially solvent. I focus on what I make now.”

A jury recently ruled in Love’s favor in a ‘Twibel’ case that alleged Love committed libel against her former attorney with a Twitter post.

Love told reporters last month she’s making a new push for a Cobain biopic which would include input from herself, the couple’s daughter and Cobain’s former Nirvana band mates.









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Photo: Getty Images Image 1 of / 19 Caption Close Image 2 of 19 14. Love famously offered to be Lindsay Lohan's sobriety coach in 2011. Sheesh -- as if Lindsay didn’t have enough problems already. For the record, Lohan didn't accept the offer. 14. Love famously offered to be Lindsay Lohan's sobriety coach in 2011. Sheesh -- as if Lindsay didn’t have enough problems already. For the record, Lohan didn't accept the offer. Photo: Getty Images Image 3 of 19 13. Love cussed out a fan in Sao Paulo for holding up a photo of her late husband Kurt Cobain. A rough translation: "I don’t need to see a picture of Kurt, (buttonhole), and I’m going to have you (upchucking) removed if you keep holding that up,” the Hole singer yelled. less 13. Love cussed out a fan in Sao Paulo for holding up a photo of her late husband Kurt Cobain. A rough translation: "I don’t need to see a picture of Kurt, (buttonhole), and I’m going to have you ... more Photo: Getty Images Image 4 of 19 12. Speaking of Kurt Cobain, Love said in 2011 that she'd kill him for what he did to his family when he committed suicide. But not before she had sex with him again. 12. Speaking of Kurt Cobain, Love said in 2011 that she'd kill him for what he did to his family when he committed suicide. But not before she had sex with him again. Photo: Getty Images Image 5 of 19 Image 6 of 19 11. That's the kind of thing you can look forward to reading more about in Love's upcoming autobiography. She's writing a memoir about her life so far, and she says the book will "set the record straight" about her marriage to Nirvana frontman Cobain. less 11. That's the kind of thing you can look forward to reading more about in Love's upcoming autobiography. She's writing a memoir about her life so far, and she says the book will "set the record straight" ... more Photo: Getty Images Image 7 of 19 10. Poor Love just can’t win. She was evicted from a West Village townhouse in New York in 2011 after she allegedly failed to pay rent, ruined the historic decor and caught the house on fire. 10. Poor Love just can’t win. She was evicted from a West Village townhouse in New York in 2011 after she allegedly failed to pay rent, ruined the historic decor and caught the house on fire. Photo: Getty Images Image 8 of 19 9. Love took former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl to task in 2011, saying that she owns the band -- not him. “It pisses me off that my mother-in-law (pictured here) doesn’t have a front door in the winter, OK?” Love said. “Her boiler doesn’t work… and Dave bought an Aston Martin last week.” less 9. Love took former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl to task in 2011, saying that she owns the band -- not him. “It pisses me off that my mother-in-law (pictured here) doesn’t have a front door in the winter, ... more Photo: Getty Images Image 9 of 19 8. Love and daughter Frances Bean Cobain were estranged, but that didn't stop Love from chewing her daughter out for deciding to get married. Some say Love is worried her daughter's fiance is a fortune hunter. less 8. Love and daughter Frances Bean Cobain were estranged, but that didn't stop Love from chewing her daughter out for deciding to get married. Some say Love is worried her daughter's fiance is a fortune ... more Photo: Getty Images Image 10 of 19 Image 11 of 19 7. Speaking of Frances Bean, she filed a restraining order that said her mother killed her pets with mountains of junk and pills. This isn't one of the pets in question... it's just a weird looking cat. less 7. Speaking of Frances Bean, she filed a restraining order that said her mother killed her pets with mountains of junk and pills. This isn't one of the pets in question... it's just a weird looking ... more Photo: Getty Images Image 12 of 19 6. Did someone mention pills? The same restraining order said Love "basically exists now on…Xanax, Adderall, Sonata and Abilify, sugar and cigarettes." 6. Did someone mention pills? The same restraining order said Love "basically exists now on…Xanax, Adderall, Sonata and Abilify, sugar and cigarettes." Photo: Getty Images Image 13 of 19 5. Love announced in 2010 that she was ditching her stage name, opting to simply be called Courtney Michelle. She said the name Love was just another way to oppress her. 5. Love announced in 2010 that she was ditching her stage name, opting to simply be called Courtney Michelle. She said the name Love was just another way to oppress her. Photo: Getty Images Image 14 of 19 4. Love had a wardrobe malfunction in 2011 -- not the kind of thing she probably worries about, given her stage antics. But then again, it's happened before. Here she is in 2001 with the same problem. 4. Love had a wardrobe malfunction in 2011 -- not the kind of thing she probably worries about, given her stage antics. But then again, it's happened before. Here she is in 2001 with the same problem. Photo: Getty Images Image 15 of 19 Image 16 of 19 3. Love had to write a check for $430,000 for ranting on twitter against designer Dawn Simorangkir. Love called the designer a “nasty lying hosebag thief” in 2009. A judge ordered to pay up for defamation. 3. Love had to write a check for $430,000 for ranting on twitter against designer Dawn Simorangkir. Love called the designer a “nasty lying hosebag thief” in 2009. A judge ordered to pay up for defamation. Photo: Getty Images Image 17 of 19 2. This outfit -- Donald Duck, I think? -- didn't happen recently. It's from a performance in London during 2003, but it's just too great not to share. She quickly stripped down to underwear and fishnets. A woman has to be comfortable on stage, after all. less 2. This outfit -- Donald Duck, I think? -- didn't happen recently. It's from a performance in London during 2003, but it's just too great not to share. She quickly stripped down to underwear and fishnets. A ... more Photo: Getty Images Image 18 of 19 1. Yes, here we are at No.1. There's no way we could give that slot to anything other than Love saying Kermit the Frog and Disney "raped" the memory of Cobain. Oh, Kermie. 1. Yes, here we are at No.1. There's no way we could give that slot to anything other than Love saying Kermit the Frog and Disney "raped" the memory of Cobain. Oh, Kermie. Photo: Getty Images Image 19 of 19 Courtney Love says she blew $27M in Nirvana money 1 / 19 Back to Gallery