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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    High flying rock n' roll days, and a sordid life after 'Hole' fell apart

    Patty Schemel was the drummer for Courtney Love’s band, Hole. But then she got into drugs, lost it all, and ended up living on the streets of LA. She’s out with new memoir titled “Hit So Hard.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 11, 2017 • 1 min read

    Patty Schemel was the drummer for Courtney Love’s band, Hole. But then she got into drugs, lost it all, and ended up living on the streets of LA. She’s out with new memoir titled “Hit So Hard.”

    Patty Schemel is author of "Hit So Hard." Photo by Darcy Hemley.

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