Riley Hawk and Frances Bean Cobain have discovered a state of peace — nirvana, one might say — with their life at dwelling with 10-month-old son Ronin.
In an interview with People printed Wednesday (July 30), the younger skater opened up about dwelling a “quiet” life, regardless of his and his spouse’s well-known mother and father. Riley is the son of skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, whereas Frances’ father is late rock icon Kurt Cobain.
“We simply do our personal factor,” Riley informed the publication, noting that they “don’t actually assume an excessive amount of about” the burden of their respective inherited legacies. “We’re only a very quiet stay-at-home household. We simply hang around.”
“My dad helps so much, and it’s actually cool that we get to all hang around collectively,” he added. “It’s only a cool factor for him to get to hang around together with his grandson so much. That’s sort of the place we’re at, simply taking it day-to-day.”
Riley and Frances — whom Kurt shared with fellow rock pioneer Courtney Love — welcomed Ronin in September 2024, about one yr after they received married. Tony has been open about how a lot he loves being a grandfather to the little boy, and on Instagram this previous February, he wrote, “I want Kurt had been right here so he might see the unbelievable lady his daughter has turn into, meet her devoted, caring husband, and maintain our wondrous grandchild.”
The Nirvana frontman died in 1994 after struggling a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Frances wasn’t even 2 years previous on the time.
On the 30-year anniversary of his loss of life final yr, the youthful Cobain opened up about her sophisticated emotions of grief on Instagram. “I want I might’ve recognized my Dad,” Frances wrote on the time. “I want I knew the cadence of his voice, how he preferred his espresso or the way in which it felt to be tucked in after a bedtime story. I all the time questioned if he would’ve caught tadpoles with me through the muggy Washington summers, or if he smelled of Camel Lights & strawberry Nesquik (his favorites, I’ve been informed).”
“Whether or not it’s by listening to a track or by way of the fingers we share, in these moments I get to spend a bit of time with my dad & he feels transcendent,” she added on the time.