Courtney Love names Lana Del Rey as dream collaborator after recently saying she “should really take seven years off”

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Courtney Love has named Lana Del Rey as her dream collaborator – despite recently saying that the singer should “take seven years off”.During a new interview with The Standard, the soloist and former Hole frontwoman was asked who she would like to work with in the future.It came after Love recently featured on 070 Shake’s cover of Tim Buckley’s ‘Song To The Siren’.“I don’t do ‘collabs’ – man, I hate that word!” she replied. “However, I have co-written songs with some people on this [new solo] album. [R.E.M.‘s Michael] Stipe mentioned our collaboration to The New York Times, so I can say it’s gorgeous.“I fell down weeping hearing his voice – it’s better than ever!

I thought I knew the outcome, but I’m still the grasshopper while Michael is the sensei. There are others I can’t mention; I didn’t intend for any collaborations.”She continued, seemingly making a nod to Del Rey’s 2019 album specifically: “I’d love to co-write a song with Lana Del Rey – I’d like to be ‘Paul’ and go hard on choruses while going back to ‘Norman’ and go hard on choruses, or whatever.”Referring to Del Rey’s recent marriage, Love said: “She’s currently on her honeymoon; I’m very happy for her.“But every time some kid asks me to ‘collab’ with Lana – I mean come on!

Can you stop saying ‘collab’ to someone who straddles Gen X and Boomer? We don’t do that! Call it ‘writing a song together’, not ‘featuring’.

It makes me lose my temper and makes it the last thing I want to do.”The singer-songwriter went on to say that she “loves” Lorde as well.“I would love to work with Kendrick Lamar; I have a mad crush on him,” Love told the publication. “I also love UK femme drill artists, but it has to sound organic – not forced.