Courtney Love explains why she gave Succession permission to use Nirvana's "Rape Me," says Kurt Cobain would be "proud"

Variety

Love explained the surprise clearance on her Instagram Stories, writing: “I was in the room watching (agog) as this song was written in about an hour , and I’ve never been so proud of approving one of Kurt’s songs , this cue in @succession is as if they truly understood kc  what he was screaming his heart out … without specifics … about . I’m sure wherever he is he’s proud of this .” As Variety's Jem Aswad points out, "the use of the song is a surprise, less because the estate of Nirvana frontman and primary songwriter Kurt Cobain is selective about where his music is used — although they are — but more because it’s quite possibly the most controversial song in the group’s catalog."