Courtney gets ‘up close’ to Cobain

COURTNEY Love felt the closest to Kurt Cobain since his death when she watched the Montage of Heck documentary.

The singer first saw the documentary about her late husband, who committed suicide in 1994, at a private screening with her daughter Frances,22, before seeing it again at the Sundance Film Festival.

When director Brett Morgen offered to take her out for dinner while it was shown at the Berlin Film Festival, she declined his invitation to watch it a third time.

The filmmaker recalled: “Courtney said: ‘No, I want to watch it again. I want to spend some time with Kurt tonight.’

“She told me it’s the closest she’s been to Kurt since he died.”

Morgen was initially concerned at the thought of the outspoken singer seeing the footage because he did not think he portrayed her positively.

He said: “I was horrified to show her the film because I didn’t think she came out looking so great. She didn’t bother to see it until it was completely finished. But when she saw the film, she didn’t have a single note she wanted to change.” – Female First