# Courtney Love Does Math; Won’t Be Added to American Idol Judgeship

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2007/01/courtney-love-does-math-wont-be-added-to-american-idol-judgeship/
- Published: 2007-01-31T21:18:00-05:00
- Author: Max Hammer

[[A long, but interesting article in Salon written by Courtney Love is the most 
in-depth look at the music industry I’ve read in a long time. 
Love shows how musicians
and bands really don’t make as much money as we all think they do, unless they hit
it medium to really big.

In the article, Love also explores the new advantages that musicians have today.
They can leave their labels behind thanks to all of the advances (and lower cost)
of recording technology and distribution channels, most notably the Internet. (We
are planning to publish a whole list of bands that have left big labels to create
and distribute their music solo.)
[**Update **2/1/07 1:20am: Love’s manager and 
American Idol’s executive producer Nigel Lythgoe say Courtney will not be a judge
on American Idol and that Paula Abdul is not being replaced. The story below was
written before that news.]

On a related note, there are rumors swirling around the blogs and the news shows
that Courtney Love may be replacing Paula Abdul on _American Idol_. Wow, if you 
think about that, it may attract viewers who otherwise haven’t really watched the
show but may with Courtney Love as a judge. Not just because she is the widow of
Kurt Cobain, but also an accomplished musician herself.

But more than all of that, people will want to see how she judges and how she behaves.
People will want to see if she may be on drugs like they have suggested Abdul is
on (alcohol is a drug, right?).

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