Although a few months ago it seemed as if Hole would be joining Pavement, Pixies, Soundgarden, and plenty of others on the '90s alt-rock reunion bandwagon, those plans have been definitively scrapped. In a recent interview with The Philippine Inquirer, singer Courtney Love said that though she is currently working with Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson, the previously rumored full-band reunion tour would in fact not be happening.
"I don't want to get on the oldies circuit," Love admitted. "I don't need to do that for money. I just want to put out music that is relevant today. [Being] one of the last chicks in a rock 'n' roll band is a weird place to be. It's scary not to be selling out."
In the same statement, Love went on to discuss her relationship with fellow rock stars such as R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and U2's Bono. "I got presents from my mentors, Bono and Michael Stipe, yesterday. I have a heavy mentor-near disciple relationship with Bono and Michael Stipe." She then went into detail about these presents and brought it back around to the Hole reunion, saying, "I looked at the year on the bottle of wine from Bono. It was my birth year; I couldn't believe it. I was like, holy moly! It's tough to put Hole back together and make sure that it's relevant."
In the same interview, Love also discussed the upcoming biopic based on the life of her late husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. You can read about the details of that discussion here.
Check out the video for Courtney Love's latest single, "You Know My Name":
