Kurt Cobain's Daughter Frances Bean Cobain Turns 30, Reflects On 2017 Near-Death Experience: "Happy To Be Here"

Frances Bean Cobain “wasn’t sure” she was going to hit 30.

The daughter of the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole lead singer Courtney Love, 58, celebrated getting to three decades on planet Earth after proving herself “wrong” that she could reach “radical gratitude” after coping with many dramatic life events, including her father's suicide, addiction struggles, and her divorce from Isiah Silver in 2016. 

She wrote on Instagram on Thursday (Aug 18): 30 !!! [fiery red heart emoji] [sunshine emoji] [blue butterfly emoji].

“I made it! Honestly, 20 year old Frances wasn’t sure that was going to happen. At the time, an intrinsic sense of deep self loathing dictated by insecurity, destructive coping mechanisms more trauma than my body or brain knew how to handle, informed how I saw myself and the world; through a lens of resentment for being brought into a life that seemingly attracted so much chaos and the kind of pain tied to grief that felt inescapable.

"Then, an event on a plane which brought me closer in proximity to death is ironically the event that catapulted me towards running at this lived experience with radical gratitude. I’m glad to have proven myself wrong to have found ways to transform pain into knowledge."

Cobain is referring to a 2017 incident in which the wing of the plane she was flying on caught fire midair. In the since-deleted Instagram post recalling the experience, she wrote, “When I felt the plane tilt, saw the wing directly in front of me catch fire, and basically came to grips with my own mortality I made a deal with myself. I promised myself that if I made it through, that I would no longer try to escape the moments of my life.”

Cobain — who revealed she was dating Riley Hawk, 29, the son of pro skateboarder Tony Hawk, 54, earlier this year — shared a “sentiment” expressed by thinker Dr Jaiya John.

She said: “There’s a quote by @jaiyajohn I hold closely, which is “the softer she became with herself, the softer she became with the world”. It’s a sentiment I try to remember daily.”

The former model outlined her intention “to stay soft” despite the harshness people encounter daily.
Cobain said: “Entering this new decade I hope to stay soft no matter how hardening the world can feel at times, bask in the present moment with reverence, shower the people I am lucky enough to love with more appreciation than words could ever do justice hold space to keep learning, so the growth never stops.”
I’m happy to be here I’m happy you’re here too. [fiery red heart emoji] [sunshine emoji] [blue butterfly emoji].”