Jill Emery Interviewed!

[@sonicboy19]

Thanks Mikayla for the wonderful interviews with Jill Emery and Carolyn Rue. In my view, Pretty On The Inside is such an important record, so it's fascinating to hear more about how it came to be, and also to learn more about these artists!

[@MaxOakland]

Great interview! To me these early Hole member interviews have been like a holy grail because I find them so interesting

[@refrigeratornoise3046]

In the 90s as a teenage girl listening to pretty on the inside on cassette always daydreamed what happened to Jill&Caroline- never thought I’d see an interview! Jill seems so cool and down to earth I really enjoyed her speak. Much love to you!! Thanks for uploading!

[@bradpity]

carolyn (actual spelling!) told me why she left - basically there was a lot of internal conflict and jealousy so she had to go. it wasn’t a healthy situation for her looks to be compared to her band’s frontwoman and the band was going a direction she didnt really like at the time :) just like jill didnt want to play light melodic stuff at the time, she thought she was in a heavy punkish band and wanted to play that kind of thing, not what eventually became ‘live through this’ :)

[@atwistoflemon666]

whomst Rue also stated that Courtney took their passports. What the hell? Why?

[@RichardGatkowski]

GREAT interview! So nice to hear from a former member of Hole other than Courtney and Eric! Can't wait for your interview with Caroline.

[@tinabolesful5184]

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[@kotexkardashian5997]

Jill is very humble, great visual artist, I love her art

[@ImaginalComponent]

February 11, 1992 at the Whiskey was Jill's last show with Hole FYI! Great interview, thanks for sharing, looking forward to the one with Caroline!

[@edsonisdead]

Just the very that day I was born. Hahaha

[@bradpity]

her name is actually carolyn, and her last name isnt rue. shes a friend of mine, the ‘caroline’ misspelling was an accident due to them being signed to the label ‘caroline’. fun fact! :)

[@refrigeratornoise3046]

I read that Courtney purposely misspelled Carolyn as Caroline because it sounded /looked cooler in the Pretty On the inside liner notes

[@bradpity]

@@refrigeratornoise3046 nah according to caroline it was just an accidental misprint because they were once signed to caroline records. totally coincidental. it kinda stuck from then on cuz it was printed on contact sheets and in interviews and album art that way :) she very much corrects it immediately these days haha. this was according to her in the mid 2010s btw!

[@bradpity]

hey, do you need help getting in contact with carolyn (caroline rue) for an interview? shes a good friend of mine, shes a very busy woman with work and all (she works with computers and designs webpages) but im so sure she would love to do a solo interview as her last solo interview was in 1992! i can pull some strings if you need help, youre a great interviewer and i loved all the questions you asked jill so i think she would be comfortable talking to you. carolyn has a really interesting past in music too! one of her bands after hole was called mocket which she laid down drums for :)

[@MaxOakland]

Thanks for putting this out there! I saw the interview with Carolyn and it was so good to hear her thoughts on Pretty on the Inside, art, and creativity. I'm really inspired after watching it

[@nicholaskruger9460]

You signed my Hole album in Vegas when you played in the nymphs .. nice to chat way back then at the shark club. 😅

[@DrownSodaMejia]

Great interview, as a longtime Hole fan this is gold❤ it sounds like Rosemary Carroll and her influence over both Kurt and Courtney affected their bands as it related to money……keeping her clients pockets full which in turn benefited her as their lawyer. Krist and Dave had issues with Kurt over the same thing and Rosemary was behind it ……I❤ how she talks about Hope Sandoval, she was one of the very few Mexican /latina artists in the 90s at this time in music….. EDIT- I LOVE how Jill points out it something in Courtney’s childhood, as a fan I’ve never made excuses for her but she didn’t just become who she was overnight, her parents were god awful

[@adrianamoesker2536]

I love it. Great interview! (POTI by Hole is still a masterpiece! Brilliant album. Love to play it from time to time.) ♡

[@TheVultureVanityShow]

Great interview. Jill is one of my favorites persons in the world and she is a superb musician and artist. Viva Jill!

[@Anthonybchannel]

Great interview with Jill. Cool hearing her experiences

[@Petisa0]

Love this woman, she’s so inspiring

[@crochetnoway]

I just watched a video of Jill with Hole when her head was shaved...I knew there was something going with that! Cool interview!

[@donnawachter6272]

Excellent interview

[@danielhawkes2288]

Brilliant interview, thanks

[@Xrayman69]

Really enjoyed this interview. Appreciated Jill, Rozz, Eva, and Tom letting me hang around as a young kid in LA during the period prior to the recording of the first Shadow Project album in early 90s

[@kotexkardashian5997]

I think early HOLE was in the vein of LA deathrock then they move into a more "no wave" noisy sound, Jill emery collaborated with Pioneer LA deathrock artists...the thing that fucks courtney up is her "celebrity obsession" but whatever Kat(babes in toyland)said before "she's interested in being famous..I'm interested in playing music" hopefully interviewer talks to Eric erlandson too

[@MothGirl007]

I went to all their very early shows up until Jill and Carolyn left, and they were very punk - not death rock at all, tbh.

[@lizzysmith5365]

Eric is just as bad as Courtney

[@lancashirebomber9744]

really enjoyed this. i love her bass playing, and attitude to living. best wishes to you both.

[@fiascostew5001]

Wow this chick is a legend knew the legend everyone's influence rozz awesome he's the biggest legend amongst all musicians and Jill I bow to ur superiority ur amazing 😻

[@Boy4pele]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve always adored Jill, and it’s really amazing getting to hear from her about her experiences! Much love to you, Jill!!

[@CommercialForest]

29:00 😝 “Did you sense from the beginning that she (Courtney) was a front woman & songwriter that stood above the rest?” “…Well…I give her kudos…her drive is crazy… nothing was going to stop her” Well played😆

[@maryshelley3204]

Sad she wasn’t rightfully credited on Violet or Doll Parts.

[@vishkavishovski300]

@@maryshelley3204 both songs were written before she joined Hole

[@in_mirrors]

we love jill ♥️♥️ great interview xx

[@MissCatNoel]

Great interview! Yay, Jill!

[@joeblow7962]

When will you upload the Caroline rue interview?

[@CommercialForest]

+1

[@MothGirl007]

*Carolyn

[@scratch5191]

I had a e.p. of Hole and the violet version was really gritty. I like that 👌

[@sophiclaire80]

Great interview!

[@kotexkardashian5997]

She's from my city "Montebello ca" lol I always thought she was from San Pedro, I know I read it in Flipside hole interview 1990?

[@refrigeratornoise3046]

Eric Erlandson is from Pedro.

[@scratch5191]

Love her. She's a cool stream.

[@shelbythompsoon]

Sweet!

[@necroforestwitch1069]

How can we see the shaved head photo?

[@deejaye2647]

Hey I saw Dead Kennedys in SF.

[@CommercialForest]

Great interview! I'm not positive but have read that most everyone under the Hole/Courtney umbrella after 1994 or so is under a pretty stiffly worded NDA regarding what they can comment on - mostly pertaining to Kurt & Courtney. Jill exited prior to Hole's mainstream breakthrough but Nirvana was already huge & the same legal team managed both. Was Jill under the same interview constraints?

[@DrownSodaMejia]

You’ve heard that from the conspiracy theorists…..in fact after Kurt’s death holes management had people integrated into holes business sign such as many were leaking stories…..prior to Hole doing this TONS of other celebs had been doing this, you make it seem as if it’s uncommon and suspicious, I don’t blame them….the lies mix3d with truths were crazy after that…so no Jill nor Carolyn nor Kim Gordon or any others around signed NDA’s as it relates to Kurt and Courtney.,,,.everything isn’t a conspiracy and there’s no smoking gun story that’s being forbidden to be told by nda’s 🙄🙄🙄

[@symphonyinrose]

Lol @ getting paid in tacos

[@maryannspurgin]

Hi Jill xxx

[@taylorjustine]

I was under the impression that Courtney Love wrote doll parts about Kurt Cobain?

[@DrownSodaMejia]

She did , the original lyrics sheets been available online for years, Jill is talking about the music here

[@LLace]

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[@thegreatsiberianitch]

59:00 Courtney Love believes in Courtney Love lol..

[@clevername8832]

What a wonderful women. I'm so glad she lived through leaving Courtney's life. I wish the same could be said for a couple of other people.

[@AmericanSpyFox]

So true.

[@MothGirl007]

More than a couple, actually.

[@iceWaterProductions1]

@@MothGirl007poor El Duce

[@kailenbag6554]

I'm not sure how many people would agree but I feel like bikini kill sort of happened because of Courtney love with that phone call both of them have mentioned but never want to say who.

[@Wout.vlmnck]

Bikini Kill members sort of met and bonded at a Babes in Toyland show at someone's house. And writer Kathy Acker told Kathleen she should become a singer. BK certainly didn't happen because of C. Love. Courtney did however offer Bikini Kill to help get them on a major label, which they didn't want. Courtney hated them after that.

[@chuckpryorl2842]

W H O A ........she's a bead collector....that necklace isn't ....run of the mill..........

[@jonathanblanchard9922]

Post free love, but hypergamy thumps the bass line...

[@AmericanSpyFox]

I think its funny when youtubers think they need to talk with their hands and it just looks awkward.

[@fiascostew5001]

Should of asked did u sense Courtney love was a murderer so u quit before she murdered u lol

[@vishkavishovski300]

Grow up

[@KellyK387]

Finally the right question

[@iceWaterProductions1]

@@vishkavishovski300what?. Completely serious that’s a valid, important question. I’m wondering the same thing. She sure has He’ll knows to keep her trap closed now or we all know what might happen.