Courtney Love nearly died in 2019 when her “body just exploded”.
Courtney Love’s terrifying health scare: ‘My body just exploded’
The 62-year-old musician shared the terrifying health update in a new Instagram video as she explained to fans why her latest album has been delayed and revealed that seven years ago, doctors told her she was “doing to die”.
She shared in the video: “A lot of you asking on my record is at. It’s done. It’s kind of been done. It’s a really good record. I put a lot into it. I went to England in 2019, and when I went there, you know, my body just exploded. It just exploded, and I was in hospitals a lot. I almost died. I lost all my hair. I was about 100 pounds, and they told me I was going to die, and I didn’t believe them.”
Courtney went on to say that she never believed her doctors and somehow convinced herself to get better.
She said: “When I was a kid – I think this record is about this – I used to like, pattern-interrupt the adults, and they’d tell me ‘red.’ They’d say ‘red was blue,’ and then I’d see blue, but blue was blue. “So now that I gaslight myself that maybe, maybe they were right and red was blue, and then I would see purple, and my head would explode. Like f****** cope with that s***, right? I think some of you can relate to that. And then, anyway, I never really lost my ability to see that f****** that ‘red was red,’ despite them telling me that ‘red was blue.’
“And so when they said you’re gonna die, I just didn’t believe them. And somehow I got better. I’m healthy, which is amazing.”
Courtney added that she “wasn’t public about being sick” at the time and while she is “fine now”, she did not go into detail what caused her health woes.”
In the video caption, Courtney shared that she made a lot of her latest record while she was in and out of hospital and she can’t wait to get on the road and tour the album for her fans.
She wrote: “I wanted to give you an update on my record . When I made , it I believed this was my last record so I made the record I always wanted to make. 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 . That’s what keeps my soul body happy .
“This album has so many incredible people who helped me , who gave me their best , were patient with the trauma . @butchwalker , @michaelstipe , Will Sargent , @xmadmx, Billie Joe Armstrong , Eg White , @moodyslowchords , @suzyshinn , @jdloveless more .
“I’m not going to tell people red is blue anymore. Thank you for giving me the grace I need to prepare how to enter the world again.”
