Let's channel some moody angst for some grunge inspired Interior Design, starting with some artwork. Original "Instant Karma" by William Emmerson (above) is a collection of original John Lennon album sleeves. It fits our theme of music and references a musical artist who was rebellious in nature towards the end of his life and caused a panic in the music industry when the Beatles came to America, just like grunge. I'm sure Lennon had significant influence on the artists who brought us grunge.
Now that you've been inspired by Hole and it's out of control "Violet" music video, why not dress the part? Take a look at the featured items below from Net-A-Porter and channel your inner Courtney Love with luxe labels like Maison Martin Margiela.
Although Hole officially released "Violet" in 1995, Courtney Love and lead guitarist Eric Erlandson are known to have written lyrics for it as early as 1991, the same year in which it premiered live in Canada.
"Violet" was reputedly written about Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, with whom Love had a relationship with. She even went as far as to introduce it before a live performance as "a song about a jerk, I hexed him and now he's losing his hair".
Courtney Michelle Love is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actress and artist. Love initially gained notoriety in the Los Angeles indie rock scene as vocalist and rhythm guitarist of alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989, later receiving international critical and commercial acclaim for their albums "Live Through This" and "Celebrity Skin". Love also had a solo career as a musician and an ittermittent acting career in which she received a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Althea Flynt in "The People vs. Larry Flynt".
Love grew up primarily in Oregon, diagnosed as mildly autistic and the daughter of a pyschotherapist mother and a writer and ex-Grateful Dead manager father. Her earliest credit to rock and roll was an appearance in a group photo on the back cover of the Grateful Dead's "Aoxomoxoa" album in 1969. The child of a home that soon became broken, Love was arrested at age 14 for shoplifting and sent to a juvenile hall followed by several years in and out of foster homes before becoming legally emancipated at age 16. She moved to Portland, Oregon and supported herself by working illegally as a stripper, a DJ, and various odd jobs while taking classes at Portland State University studying English literature.
What do you think of when you hear the word "Grunge"? I think of Kurt Cobain & Courtney Love, plaid, combat boots, and of course grey and foggy Seattle.
What does "Grunge" mean? Well, see the definition above. For me, it means rebellious rock that's dark, moody, and out of control. But let's go deeper into the topic.
