Melissa Auf der Maur: 'Courtney Love confusing Hole legacy'

Melissa Auf der Maur has accused former Hole bandmate Courtney Love of confusing the group's legacy by reforming it without any other founding members. The bassist has previously admitted her surprise at Love's resurrection of the Hole moniker for her upcoming live dates and Nobody's Daughter album.

Auf der Maur: "I know nothing about the new guise. It's complicated, but basically Courtney is an incredibly strong and intelligent woman with a lot of stuff to offer, and she should be releasing records and performing because she is magical at that. "But I'm slightly confused. I believe it started as a solo record and ended up being a Hole record. Ultimately, she's someone who's going to do what she wants to do, so it's not worth debating. "I want her to be happy and, despite this turn of events, that's still the way I feel. I hope she finds happiness and creative fulfilment."

Of the possibility of the comeback precluding a reunion of the original lineup, she added: "I told her I was concerned it would close the door. Not that any of us were ready to jump into a reunion. "I mean I was not going to put the release of my record aside for that at all, but I wasn't closing the door. But it confuses the legacy of Hole.

"Courtney's the leader, but she and Eric co-founded the band, and they should discuss it more in terms of what it means to the whole... of Hole."