“I went to England in 2019, and when I went there, you know, my body just exploded,” Love said in an Instagram video<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n “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\u2019t believe them.”<\/p>\n KURT COBAIN AND COURTNEY LOVE ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE ‘CRAZINESS’ OF FAME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Courtney Love revealed she was hospitalized repeatedly starting in 2019 and nearly died. (Julien Hekimian\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Love did not identify the illness or illnesses she was battling but said she recovered after refusing to accept the prognosis she had been given.<\/p>\n The singer connected that determination to a memory from childhood, describing a tendency to challenge what adults told her was true.<\/p>\n “When I was a kid \u2014 and I think this record is about this \u2014 I used to pattern interrupt the adults,” she said. “They\u2019d tell me red was blue, and then I\u2019d see blue, but blue was blue.<\/p>\n “So, now that I gaslight myself that maybe they were right, and red was blue, and then I would see purple, and my head would explode. Like f—ing cope with that s—, right?<\/p>\n The Hole singer lost all her hair and dropped to 100 pounds during her private health battle. (Edward Berthelot\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “I never really lost my ability to see that \u2026 red was red. Despite them telling me that red was blue. And, so, when they said, ‘You\u2019re going to die,\u2019 I just didn\u2019t believe them. And, somehow, I got better. I\u2019m healthy, which is amazing.<\/p>\n “I just wasn\u2019t public about being sick<\/a>. I don\u2019t want to be public. I\u2019m fine now.”<\/p>\n Love wrote her new album while she was ill. (Reuters)<\/p>\n The singer said she wants to return to the road<\/a> and perform again, describing music as essential to her well-being.<\/p>\n Her new album appears to have emerged directly from the period in which she was fighting to recover.<\/p>\n In an Instagram caption accompanying her video, Love explained that when she began making the record, she believed it might be her last.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Love rose to fame with her band, Hole, and as the wife of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. (Barry King\/WireImage)<\/p>\n “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<\/a> I always wanted to make. I was in the hospital mostly but when I wasn\u2019t all I did was write & record it.”<\/p>\n Love also thanked those who worked with her while she was dealing with what she described as trauma.<\/p>\n The project would mark a significant return for Love, who has not released an album since Hole\u2019s 2010 “Nobody\u2019s Daughter.”<\/p>\n![\"Courtney](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/courtney-love-near-death.jpg\")
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