Courtney Love
made a live onstage comeback in Los Angeles Saturday night
at the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's Women's Night
fund-raiser. Appearing with singer-guitarist Billy
Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins and out
songwriter-producer Linda Perry, Love shocked a theater full
of lesbians and their supporters with her short set.
Among those
attending were Lisa Marie Presley, VH1's Loni Love,
The L Word's Leisha Hailey, Heather
Matarazzo (Welcome to the Doll House, The Princess
Diaries), and Meredith Baxter Birney.
"Billy and me
have never been onstage before, and it was intense,"
Love told NME.com after the performance. "His guitar
parts are haunting and beautiful. It [was] me, him, Linda,
and 2,000 lesbians, and the songs are dramatically
different from the demos."
Corgan played
Blind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Home," and Perry sang
her hits "Beautiful" (recorded by Christina Aguilera) and
"What's Up?" (which Perry recorded with her band 4 Non
Blondes).
"It was fucking
historic," Love told the Web site. "It was such a cool
living room vibe. The songs are smashing now. I wouldn't
fuck around here, this is the best shit I've done
since the Live Through This period."
Love, who
was chain-smoking throughout her performance, performed
the new songs "Sunset Marquis" and
"Pacific Coast Highway."
The event raised
more than $150,000 for the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center.
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