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Courtney Love Objects to Cobain Shoe Ads
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Just last month, Courtney Love said she was putting some of her late husband Kurt Cobain's personal belongings on the auction block. But she doesn't want to give the image of Cobain away, which might explain why she's angered over new ads featuring him alongside other deceased rockers.


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Love has objected to ads for Dr. Martens shoes featuring Nirvana frontman Cobain, Ramones' Joey Ramone, the Clash's Joe Strummer and the Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious wearing Martens black boots while sitting on clouds in what would appear to be rock and roll heaven.

According to PEOPLE, Love isn't a fan of the campaign. "Courtney had no idea this was taking place and would never have approved such a use," her rep tells said. "She thinks it's outrageous that a company is allowed to commercially gain from such a despicable use of her husband's picture."

Who gave permission for the photos to be used? "It does appear that in the UK what Dr. Martens has done is allowed," says Love's rep. "Courtney did not, and would not, approve of such a use of Kurt's name and likeness." The ads have popped up on music blogs all week long.

Love made headlines last month when she told Spinner (an AOL Music Web site) that she planned to move on 13 years after Cobain's suicide by getting rid of some of his memorabilia.

"I'm going to have a Christie's auction," she told Spinner. "[My house] is like a mausoleum. My daughter [14-year-old Frances Bean] doesn't need to inherit a giant Hefty bag full of flannel f***ing shirts ... A sweater, a guitar and the lyrics to 'Teen Spirit' -- that's what my daughter gets. And the rest of it we'll just f***ing sell."


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"We'll make a lot of money," she said, "and give a bunch of it to charity."


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Originally Posted by dotty wokker and laugh about it all you want. you wont be laughing when my friends dos the fuck out of your hard drive.

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no wonder

that is so wrong^

My faith is restored that she has at least got some taste. its g.awfully presented in those adds. Glad she agrees, and Im sure its not just technical copyright either.....
"such a despicable use of her husband's picture."

Not like she hasn't commercialised on Kurt either. But those ads are awful and tasteless so I'm with her on this. She's got some class left after all.

OH PLEASE. that money-grubbing bitch is just pissed that she didn't think of it first.

thats what i was thinking.

p.s. the kurt pic is kinda funny. OH THE IRONY.

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Originally Posted by dotty wokker and laugh about it all you want. you wont be laughing when my friends dos the fuck out of your hard drive.

haha i keep cracking up every time I see the pic. It's just so corny and stupid. His face has a look of desperation and sadness. I'd prob look the same if I were advertising those ugly shits.

ahahahahahaha

She's probably pissed that she isn't making any $$ off of it.

It makes me sad that she's selling his stuff, it's so disrespectful and a bit weird too.

i see her point

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are the youth not caring about doc martens anymore so they have to create a "scandal"?

i'm wearing my 10 holes today. i love my docs.

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The inclusion of the kurt picture is kind of a wrong move.

If they wanted a cheesy ad, they could have stuck with Joe Strummer and Joey Ramone and Sid Vicious. But no, they had to really push their luck and include Kurt Cobain. There's just too much weird unresolved energy around his death to include a picture of a suicide sitting in heaven wearing your "punk" boots.

I wouldn't dignify it with calling it "ironic". It was just incredibly stupid.

But some of it is being auctioned off for charity. You can't fault her for that. The people who bid are presumably hardcore fans and will probably get more use out of the items than her. Sometimes people have to let go of things to allow their heart to breath.

do you even know why this is ironic? at all? its been over 10 years since his death. and he isnt the only rocker to have their passing surrounded by "weird energy". get over it maybe?

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Originally Posted by dotty wokker and laugh about it all you want. you wont be laughing when my friends dos the fuck out of your hard drive.

Well yeah giving money to charity is good, but I guess I feel bad about it because I think they should be kept by her because she was his wife, if such a bad thing ever happened to me I could never throw them away.

Courtney is the only one allowed to use Kurt, his image and his money. How dare they!

I'm wearing my 20 hole docs today.

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