No "Swap Meet": Love to Auction Cobain's Belongings

Widow of late Nirvana leader plans Christie's sale

Courtney Love, the enigmatic, brash and controversial widow of Kurt Cobain has finally decided to move on. 13 years after the suicide of the man whose band came to define "grunge" rock, she has decided to put the bulk of his personal belongings up for auction.

"[My house] is like a mausoleum. My daughter [14-year-old Frances Bean] doesn't need to -- inherit a giant hefty bag full of flannel f***ing shirts," Love told Spinner.com. "A sweater, a guitar and the lyrics to 'Teen Spirit'-- that's what my daughter gets. And the rest of it we'll just f***ing sell."

Love, whose career in the band Hole was eclipsed by the critical acclaim and commercial success of her husband and his band (which came to define the "Seattle sound") has a new solo album, "Nobody's Daughter," set for imminent release. Yet, despite the passing of so many years, and subsequent relationships with rockers Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) and Billy Corgin (Smashing Pumpkins), and actor Edward Norton and what Spinner calls "an unnamed paramour," Love tells the site that Cobain's impact on her is still considerable.

"I still wear his pajamas to bed," she tells Spinner. "How am I ever going to go form another relationship in my lifetime wearing Kurt's pajamas?"

Among the many songs recorded by Nirvana was one from the album "Bleach" titled "Swap Meet," which we couldn't resist using in our headline. We felt that...oh well, whatever, nevermind.

(Love kisses husband Cobain while holding their 1-year-old daughter Frances Bean Cobain in 1993. Photo from Getty Images.)