Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk and late rock icon Kurt Cobain share a grandson, Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk, who was born to Frances Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk this previous September. In a social media put up, Tony stated he wished the Nirvana frontman was right here to fulfill and maintain the five-month-old child boy.
Hawk’s put up on his Instagram Tales confirmed a live performance ticket from an October 1991 Nirvana present, with the caption, “Went straight from S.U.A.S. [Shut Up and Skate] occasion at Houston Skatepark to this live performance in 1991. It was as transformative as dwell music can presumably be; all of us skilled one thing uncommon and highly effective that night time. 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 turn into, meet her devoted, caring husband, and maintain our wondrous grandchild.”
Along with the aforementioned Instagram Story, Hawk lately posted a photograph of himself sitting on high of a skateboard whereas holding Ronin (along with his face hid by a child emoji), writing, “What occurs when all your youngsters can skate on their very own and now not depend on you to provide them rides? You wait till they’ve their very own youngsters. Circles (wheels?) of life.”
Kurt’s daughter Frances Bean married Tony’s son Riley in October 2023, with R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe officiating the marriage. The couple welcomed Ronin Walker into the world on September seventeenth, 2024.
Riley Hawk can also be knowledgeable skateboarder, in addition to the frontman of the wonderful punk-metal band Warish, who premiered their 2021 album Subsequent to Pay proper right here at Heavy ipromiseyoumedia.
See Tony Hawk’s social media posts under.
I’m sobbing at Tony Hawk posting about his grandchild who can also be Kurt Cobain’s grandchild pic.twitter.com/pa7eseMich
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