I told him, “I don’t want the mythology of Kurt or the romanticism.” Even though Kurt died in the most horrific way possible, there is this mythology and romanticism that surrounds him, because he’s 27 forever. When Brett and I first met, I was very specific about what I wanted to see, how I wanted Kurt to be represented. It paints a portrait of a man attempting to cope with being a human.
It’s the closest thing to having Kurt tell his own story in his own words – by his own aesthetic, his own perception of the world. < div> Please enable Javascript to watch this video< /div>
Watch Mark Seliger share his memories of photographing Kurt in his “Corporate Magazines Still Suck” shirt and David Fricke talking about his first and last conversations with Cobain: What follows are additional excerpts from a remarkable – and moving – conversation. And that would have been an incredible experience.” “I think that was one of the main triggers as to why he felt he didn’t want to be here and everyone would be happier without him.”īut “in reality, if he had lived,” she goes on, “I would have had a dad. “Kurt got to the point where he eventually had to sacrifice every bit of who he was to his art, because the world demanded it of him,” Frances says bluntly at one point. That is one of many stories and revelations that come out over almost three hours late one afternoon in early March, as Frances, now 22 and a visual artist, speaks publicly for the first time about her father life after his death her complex relationship with her mother, Courtney Love and the new film, written, directed and produced by Brett Morgen. “Yeah,” Frances says with a grin and mock-exasperation, “looking at my dad every day.” ( Preview the cover story and listen to a previously unheard Cobain song here.) She remembers providing research assistance on a cover about the Jonas Brothers – and working in a cubicle across from a wall with a giant painting of Kurt. Frances – the daughter of Nirvana singer-guitarist Kurt Cobain and an executive producer of the new HBO documentary on his life, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck – was “a 15-year-old Goth kid, so stoked,” she recalls with a laugh during a recent interview for the cover story in our new issue. So that means Love became the executor, and it didn't go so well.One summer a few years ago, Frances Bean Cobain worked as an intern in the New York offices of Rolling Stone. But everything that Love got, a portion of it was put in a trust fund for Frances as well.īut since Cobain died without a will, there was no one to say when, how, and how much anyone would receive any assets. The estate is worth a grand total of $450 million, and it was estimated that it would earn about $4.4 million a year just from album sales alone. Love inherited both Kurt's writing and publishing rights, which were valued at $130 and $115 million respectively, according to Celebrity Net Worth. When we talk about his estate we're talking about pretty much everything that has his name or Nirvana's name on it, so you have music sales, the millions of online streams on YouTube, etc., radio plays, merchandise, and name and likeness usage deals. But to understand both their inheritances, we need to understand how much that estate is worth. Yikes!įrances was only 20 months old when her father took his own life and left her and Love his entire estate. Now, Courtney has to worry about Olivia Rodrigo fans after she referred to the Sour artist as "rude" over what Courtney felt was a rip off of her 1994 album cover. This led to quite a strained relationship, however, after apologizing, Frances and Courtney are much closer. Well, despite their mother-daughter relationship, Frances claimed that Twitter should ban her mother after Love claimed Dave Grohl once hit on her. With an estate worth $450 million, it's no surprise that fans were worried about what Courtney would do with so much money.
Issues surrounding his inheritance came into question, especially considering Courtney's financial past. Updated on August 8th, 2021, by Michael Chaar: Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain have had a fraught relationship since the passing of Kurt Cobain. Related: Inside Edward Norton And Courtney Love's Forgotten Relationship Here's what we know about Cobain's estate and how much his wife and daughter get from it. But like any financial situation, it can kinda get confusing. Love, on the other hand, has kept the fund somewhat safe for Frances and has her own portion of the money herself.
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