Courtney Love wants John Mayer to find out if she's Phil Lesh's goddaughter

Dan Weir

7 years ago

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ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua; Erika Goldring/Getty ImagesIf you search “Courtney Love and Phil Lesh,” you’ll find several articles that state that the original Grateful Dead member is the Hole frontwoman’s godfather. However, not even Love herself is sure about that…but she wants John Mayer to help her find out for certain.

To back up a bit, Mayer, who plays in the Grateful Dead spinoff group Dead & Company, recently posted an Instagram photo of himself alongside Dead drummer Mickey Hart and NBA legend Bill Walton, who happens to be a big Deadhead.

Seeing an opportunity, Love commented on the post that her “insane” father Hank Harrison, who “briefly managed” the pre-Dead band The Warlocks, had told her that Lesh was her godfather.

“It may be true,” Love wrote. “Will you find out? I was too shy to ask in Albany once on tour. Maybe he’s not. I don’t know.”

She adds that she’ll buy Mayer a “nice Rolex” if he comes through. Mayer is a well-known watch collector.

Actress and singer Rita Wilson, a.k.a. Mrs. Tom Hanks, replied to Love’s comment by writing, “That’s a really good story.”

While Mayer obviously does have Grateful Dead connections, Lesh actually doesn’t play with Dead & Company, which may make his task more difficult.

While Love’s relationship with Lesh remains unclear, we do know that she’ll be a guest performer at tonight’s Smashing Pumpkins 30th anniversary show in Holmdel, New Jersey.