New
York
(ANI):
Courtney
Love
has
expressed
her
desire
to
permanently
settle
down
in
West
Village.
At
Russell
Simmons'
Argyleculture
fashion
line
launch
at
Ampersand
Studios
on
W.
36th
St.,
she
said
that
she's
looking
to
lease
-
and
eventually
buy
-
an
apartment
in
the
pricey
precinct.
The
Hole
front
woman
has
been
living
at
SoHo's
Mercer
Hotel
for
the
last
year.
"I
want
to
live
in
the
West
Village.
Only
the
West
Village," the
New
York
Daily
News
quoted
her
as
saying.
Love
says
that
her
fragile
financial
situation
means
she'll
have
to
lease
before
she
buys.
Over
the
last
year
or
so,
Love
has
been
battling
back
from
a
number
of
financial
setbacks.
For
instance,
the
rock
grrrl,
who
claims
she's
the
victim
of
identity
theft,
was
sued
by
American
Express
for
more
than
350,000
dollars
she
allegedly
owed
the
charge-card
company.
Love
says
she
has
"four
more
months
until
my
credit
is
repaired."
As
a
result,
she
says,
"I
don't
have
a
credit
card.
I
use
a
debit
card."
But,
she
adds,
her
"CPA,
who
I
share
with
Oliver
Stone,"
is
"fixing"
her
predicament.
Then
again,
she
admits,
"I''ve
spent
so
much
money
on
the
hotel,"
which
is
owned
by
her
beau-for-a-bit
Andre
Balazs,
"I
could
have
bought
a
house."