Kurt Cobain’s Daughter Emotionally Reacts To Losing Dad’s Possessions

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Kurt Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean Cobain reacted to the loss of her father’s artwork as his exhibit at the Aberdeen Armory was recently burned down in a horrific fire.

Cobain wrote on her Instagram story, “I am overjoyed to hear that no one was hurt in that fire at the Aberdeen Armory. Bummer about my dad’s artwork. But the sentiment and the intention of the art never really leaves us, even when it’s not physically around. Stay weird, stay kind.”

She also wrote, “I sat down with the universe and told her I wanted to grow. I told her to use me as a vessel, so she made me uncomfortable. She stripped me of everything I knew, made me learn how to be silent, how to let go, how to move on, how to stand my ground, how to be more understanding, how to fight, how to survive, how to be more assertive, more loving, less naive. She told me to take everything I have learned and share it with others. My body is young, my mind is old.”

The Seattle Times reports that a fire Saturday destroyed the historic Armory building in Aberdeen, housing the city’s museum, a senior center and the offices of a community social-services program. A Kurt Cobain exhibit was located inside of the building, as Aberdeen is his hometown.

The building, which is busy on weekdays, was unoccupied when the fire started. No one was hurt.

The building dates to 1922 and takes up most of a city block. It includes many exhibits on the city’s history, on the fishing and timber industries and life around the mouth of the Chehalis River.

“This is a devastating loss for the city,” said Aberdeen Fire Chief Tom Hubbard.

He said “there’s massive destruction of a lot of historic items” from fire, smoke and water damage.

The building also held the offices of the Coastal Community Action Program, which administers social services in the area, and the Aberdeen Senior Center.

Hubbard said the alarm call came at 9:26 a.m. and the crews immediately saw a huge plume of smoke rising from the roof.

Firefighters had to pull out of the building when the ceiling started to collapse. Crews from surrounding areas arrived, for a total of 77 firefighters tackling the blaze. Hubbard said crews would work through the night to tamp down hot spots.

Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic tweeted, “This is terrible. Hope people are safe.”

See a video of the fire and photos from the Kurt Cobain exhibit that was burned down below.