Sid and Nancy

Courtney Love, seen performing in Los Angeles in 2004, carved out her own place in grunge legend as lead singer of Hole after an early career alternating between acting (including a role in the gritty real-life punk tragedy, "Sid and Nancy") and music (including an early stint ... morewith Faith No More). When she met and married Nirvana's troubled singer, songwriter and guitarist Kurt Cobain, her offstage life nearly eclipsed her professional life.

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