Tony Hawk not solely noticed Nirvana stay at their peak… however his final reminiscence of Kurt Cobain nonetheless haunts him to this present day.
And now, years later, Hawk’s connection to Cobain’s legacy has taken on a fair deeper that means—one which includes household, love, and a grandson that Kurt by no means obtained to fulfill.
Tony Hawk lately shared an emotional put up on Instagram, reminiscing a couple of evening that modified him without end—October 20, 1991. The evening he noticed Nirvana stay in Houston, Texas.
On the time, Nirvana was on the verge of superstardom. Their album Nevermind had simply dropped a month prior, and Smells Like Teen Spirit was already changing into the anthem of a technology.
However for Hawk, that evening wasn’t simply one other live performance—it was a transformative expertise. He described it as ‘uncommon and highly effective,’ one thing that made your entire world really feel completely different after it ended.
Hawk wrote: “Went straight from an S.U.A.S. Shut Up And Skate occasion, at Houston Skatepark to this live performance in 1991. It was as transformative as stay music can presumably be; all of us skilled one thing uncommon and highly effective that evening. The world would by no means be the identical.
He continued “I want Kurt had been right here so he might see the unimaginable girl his daughter has develop into; meet her caring, devoted husband; and maintain our wondrous grandchild.”
Three years later, in 1994, the world was shocked by Cobain’s tragic passing. Quick ahead to at present, and Tony Hawk’s connection to Kurt Cobain has taken on a complete new that means—as a result of his son, Riley Hawk, is married to Cobain’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.
Riley and Frances tied the knot in a personal Los Angeles ceremony in 2023, with none apart from R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe—Frances’ godfather—officiating.
And only recently, the couple welcomed their first little one into the world—Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk. Tony Hawk, now a grandfather, shared his bittersweet emotions, saying he needs Kurt could possibly be right here to see how unimaginable Frances has develop into, to fulfill Riley, and to carry their child grandson.