Kurt Cobain's Daughter Frances Bean Cobain Welcomes First Baby

Frances Bean Cobain Posts Tribute to Dad Kurt Cobain connected 30th Anniversary of His Death

Frances Bean Cobain is present a mom.

The lone kid of precocious stone icon Kurt Cobain and rocker Courtney Love has welcomed her archetypal babe with hubby Riley Hawk, the eldest lad of skateboarding fable Tony Hawk.

"9.17.2024 Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk," Frances, 32, shared connected Instagram Sept. 28, alongside photos of her and Riley's babe lad and the arrogant dada holding the newborn. "Welcome to the satellite astir beauteous son. We emotion you much than anything."

Tony, present a first-time grandfather, commented, "My favourite grandson!" He besides shared an identical commencement announcement that Riley—whose ma is the athlete's ex-wife Cindy Dunbar— had posted connected his ain Instagram page.

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, Frances' godfather, wrote, "With each the emotion and vigor successful the full world."

Frances besides received congratulatory messages from Harper Grohl—whose dad Dave Grohl was Kurt's person and Nirvana bandmate—plus precocious histrion Robin Williams' daughter Zelda Williams, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter Tallulah Willis, and KISS rocker Gene Simmons' lad Nick Simmons, who wrote, "Love you fran, and precise blessed for you. the prophecy is fulfilled."

Frances, a exemplary and ocular artist, and Riley, a pro skateboarder similar his dada and besides a musician, welcomed their archetypal babe astir a twelvemonth aft they married successful confederate California. Michael had officiated the wedding ceremony. Frances and Riley, 31, began their narration successful 2021 and she marque it Instagram authoritative the pursuing year.

Frances was 19 months aged erstwhile her begetter died astatine property 27 successful 1994. On the 30th day of his decease this past April, she shared a tribute to Kurt, including puerility pics of herself with him.

"The 2nd & 3rd photograph seizure the past clip we were unneurotic portion helium was inactive alive," she wrote connected Instagram. "His ma Wendy would often property my hands to her cheeks & say, with a lulling sadness, 'You person his hands.' She would respire them successful arsenic if it were her lone accidental to clasp him conscionable a small spot closer, frozen successful time. I anticipation she’s holding his hands wherever they are."

Frances said the biggest acquisition she has learned done grieving passim astir her full beingness is that "it serves a purpose."

"The duality of beingness & death, symptom & joy, yin & yang, request to beryllium alongside each other." she wrote, "or nary of this would person immoderate meaning.

Frances said she wished she could've known her dad.

"I privation I knew the cadence of his voice, however helium liked his java oregon the mode it felt to beryllium tucked successful aft a bedtime story," she said. "I ever wondered if helium would've caught tadpoles with maine during the muggy Washington summers, oregon if helium smelled of Camel Lights & strawberry nesquik (his favorites, I've been told)."

Frances continued, "But determination is besides heavy contented being connected an expedited way to knowing however precious beingness is. He talented maine a acquisition successful decease that tin lone travel done the LIVED acquisition of losing someone. It's the acquisition of knowing for certain, erstwhile we emotion ourselves & those astir america with compassion, with openness, with grace, the much meaningful our clip here."