On the 30th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, daughter Frances Bean Cobain has posted a touching tribute to her father, saying, "he is present in so many ways."
On Instagram, the only child of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love shared a number of images of the late Nirvana frontman, beginning with a black and white photo of his hands shot by friend and fellow musician Michael Stipe of R.E.M.
Other shots of Cobain in the series include Frances Bean as a baby with her father, along with a few of Kurt as a kid.
In the note, Frances Bean, who was only a year old when her father committed suicide, wrote about the impact his death has had on her life.
"In the last 30 years my ideas around loss have been in a continuous state of metamorphosing," she writes. "The biggest lesson learned through grieving for almost as long as I’ve been conscious, is that it serves a purpose. The duality of life & death, pain & joy, yin & yang, need to exist along side each other or none of this would have any meaning. It is the impermanent nature of human existence which throws us into the depths of our most authentic lives. As It turns out, there is no greater motivation for leaning into loving awareness than knowing everything ends."
She also reveals that her dad left her a note before he died in which he promised to always be there for her.
"Kurt wrote me a letter before I was born," she continues. "The last line of it reads, 'wherever you go or wherever I go, I will always be with you.' He kept this promise because he is present in so many ways. Whether it’s by hearing a song or through the hands we share, in those moments I get to spend a little time with my dad & he feels transcendent. ✨"
Last October, Frances Bean Cobain married Riley Hawk, the son of superstar skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
See the Instagram post below.