Jay-Z will be using lyrics from Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” according to Courtney Love. In a recent interview, Love shared that she has allowed Jay-Z to use the lyrics and that they are “friends.”
“I’m letting Jay-Z use lyrics – Francis [Kurt Cobain’s daughter] would freak [if she knew this.] Jay-Z’s huge and we’re friends,” she told the Huffington Post. “I mean we’re not besties or anything,” she clarified.
According to Love, Jay used the lyrics without asking first but later tied up loose ends on the business side of things.
“They [used it] without asking, which is kind of nervy but the business side has been taken care of so it’s fine.”
Courtney Love has covered Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” in the past. The song was played live by Love and a fan’s video of the performance can be viewed below, with Love using Jay’s rhymes while playing the guitar on stage.
