When Courtney Love was told by doctors that she was “going to die,” she took it as an opportunity to make the album she always wanted to make — lest it be her last.
On Friday, August 14, the 62-year-old singer and actress revealed that she “almost died” after becoming seriously ill during a 2019 trip to the UK and spent most of her time in hospitals.
“[My body] just exploded, and I was in hospitals a lot. I almost died,” Love said in an Instagram video posted Friday. “I lost all my hair. I was about 100 pounds, and they told me I was going to die.”
She did not reveal the cause of her illness but said she “somehow” recovered.
But when confronted with her mortality, The Hole frontwoman realised it might be her final chance to make music — and that’s just what she did.
“When I made it, I believed this was my last record so I made the record I always wanted to make,” Love wrote in the caption. “I was in the hospital mostly but when I wasn’t all I did was write & record it. I want to tour more than anything. & I want to sing.”
Love said she is now figuring out how to release the album, which is finished, and asked fans for patience as she prepares to return to public life. “I will be back, I wasn’t public about being sick. I don’t want to be public about being sick. You know, I’m fine now.”
