Frances Bean Cobain Addresses Lana Del Rey’s Comments About Kurt, Dying Young
After star Lana Del Rey quotes from an interview about stardom (and death) went viral, Frances Bean Cobain — the daughter of late Nirvana star Kurt Cobain — has commented upon the portion of the discussion that referenced her deceased father.
In the interview to which Frances Bean refers, Lana Del Rey was asked about stars like Cobain and Amy Winehouse, both of whom died before the age of 30. In comments later disputed by the singer as being taken out of context and as deliberately induced by the interviewer, she said:
“I wish I was dead already.”
Unlike many fans of Kurt Cobain, Lana Del Rey has a uniquely public platform — and inevitably, Frances Bean Cobain was made aware of what were likely quite upsetting remarks about the untimely death of her father.
On Twitter, Cobain weighed in on the romanticization of dying young — as her dad was 27, the age of many other lauded musicians — when he died.
Frances began, opining across three tweets:
@LanaDelRey the death of young musicians isn't something to romanticize (cont)
— Frances Bean Cobain (@alka_seltzer666) June 23, 2014
@LanaDelRey I'll never know my father because he died young & it becomes a desirable feat because ppl like u think it's "cool"(cont)
— Frances Bean Cobain (@alka_seltzer666) June 23, 2014
@LanaDelRey Well, it's fucking not. Embrace life, because u only get one life. The ppl u mentioned wasted that life.Don't be 1 of those ppl
— Frances Bean Cobain (@alka_seltzer666) June 23, 2014
The tweets angered fans of Lana Del Rey, and Cobain interrupted herself for a brief defense:
@westcoastkilos @LanaDelRey I told her to not waste her life. How is that attacking. I literally said embrace this life because u only get1
— Frances Bean Cobain (@alka_seltzer666) June 23, 2014
Quite kindly considering the nature of the controversy, she again addressed the young star:
@LanaDelRey ur too talented to waste it away.
— Frances Bean Cobain (@alka_seltzer666) June 23, 2014
Finally, Frances added:
I'm not attacking anyone. I have no animosity towards Lana, I was just trying to put things in perspective from personal experience.
— Frances Bean Cobain (@alka_seltzer666) June 23, 2014
Earlier, Del Rey had objected to the interview’s content, saying:
“I regret trusting The Guardian. I didn’t want to do an interview, but the journalist was persistent. [The writer] was masked as a fan, but was hiding sinister ambitions and angles. Maybe he’s actually the boring one looking for something interesting to write about.”
Lana Del Rey has not responded to Frances Bean Cobain or replied to her tweets.
[Image: Frances Bean Cobain, Twitter]