"Even though Kurt died in the most horrific way possible, there is this mythology and romanticism that surrounds him, because he's 27 forever. The shelf life of an artist or musician isn't particularly long. Kurt has gotten to icon status because he will never age. He will always be that relevant in that time and always be beautiful."

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“I want to be sublimely happy.”

“Being a people pleaser is a fruitless task; love is love. There's no debating that concept.”

“There is, with any great artist, a little manic-ness and insanity.”

“I'm coming back as a cat or a tree or a molecule in my next life.”

“I'm beyond lucky to have fallen in love with my best friend.”

“I'm a different person. I don't want to be titled as Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's daughter. I want to be thought of as Frances Cobain.”

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