Frances Bean Cobain is the daughter of music royalty. Her parents are Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. However, she never really had an opportunity to get to know her father because of his untimely death when she was just two years old. She did stand to inherit Cobain's fortune, though, and this was enough that she would never need to work a day in her life. However, Frances is candid about not always making the best financial decisions.
She has had her own struggles to deal with, including guilt for not earning the money she had. As she enters her third decade of life, she's reflected on what she wants and has made some significant changes…
Did Frances Bean Cobain Inherit Kurt Cobain's Estate?
Frances Bean Cobain is the daughter of Nirvana musician Kurt Cobain and singer Courtney Love. She is their only child and was born in Los Angeles on Aug.18, 1992. Her father would tragically pass away just two years later (on April 5, 1994), so she never had long to know him. But she did inherit his fortune, which is something that she felt guilty about.
For a 2019 episode of RuPaul: What's the Tee? Podcast (via People Magazine), Frances discussed her inheritance candidly.
"My relationship to money is different because I didn't earn it. And so it's almost like this big, giant loan that I'll never get rid of, " she said. "I have an almost foreign relationship to it or guilt because it feels like money from somebody that I've never met, let alone earned myself."
People Magazine also noted, at the time of publication, that Frances received over $95,000 monthly from Kurt Cobain's publicity rights.
She has been honest about her inability to handle her finances and she did not make the best financial decisions when she was younger. "I'd say in the last two years, I've taken real accountability at looking at every little thing and talking with the people in charge of my money," she said on the podcast.
"And also realizing that you don't have to live lavishly to live well. The one way that I was shown how to live was to … live beyond your means and live in excess. It took me stepping away from that and getting sober in order to realize that no matter how much money you think you have, it's not permanent."
According to Mirror.uk, Frances Bean Cobain blew the greater part of $11.2 million in her attempt to get sober. Fortunately, it seems she has improved her financial management skills since then.
What Has Frances Bean Cobain Said About Growing Up Without A Father?
We cannot speculate what growing up without a father was like for Frances Bean Cobain, but one can imagine that it profoundly impacted her life. According to NME, she has no memories of Cobain, but she has seen the effect he had on the lives of others.
"I have always been the most intimately informed of who my father was by my grandmother and aunts. I am so ecstatic that their view of who Kurt was gets to be celebrated with Nirvana fans the world over," she said, according to the publication.
This is not the only time Frances has spoken about her father in an interview. In 2015, she gave an interview with Rolling Stone and commented on how much Kurt gave to his art. Even to the point where it made him unhappy.
"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," she said. "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."
She continued, "in reality, if he had lived, I would have had a dad. And that would have been an incredible experience." Frances Bean Cobain has lived a full life despite not knowing her father. She has had the financial security to pursue many creative fields, and she has evolved as a person from her younger days to her thirties. She is also exceptionally honest and willing to cover topics that many other celebrity children may choose to avoid. Her candid approach has endeared her to many.
What Is Frances Bean Cobain Doing With Her Life Now?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, at the time of Kurt Cobain's death, he was worth $50 million. However, CNBC reported in 2014 that this number had increased significantly. Referring to him having an "empire" of $450 million. Some figures put Frances Bean Cobain's net worth at $11 million, although it is believed that in 2022, when she turned 30, she stood to inherit an eye-watering $200 million. Enough to live off forever, even without living frugally.
Despite never needing to work a day in her life, Frances Bean Cobain has tried her hand at a range of things. This includes her involvement in the Spring 2017 Marc Jacobs campaign, acting as the executive producer on Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, and even releasing her music. The Sun also described her as a "visual artist." So, it is clear if she needed to work to put a roof over her head, she is likely more than capable.
While we cannot be sure what the future holds for Frances Bean Cobain, she seems to have an appreciation of life.
For her 30th birthday, she took to Instagram to share her thoughts on her hopes for the future. "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 (sic)," she wrote.
Powerful and inspirational words, that many of us can benefit from applying to our own lives.
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