I'm not sure what to say about this girl anymore. I've read that she's grounded, I've read she is "more than just a name", I've read that she kicks up a fuss at train stations because the ticket collector doesn't know who she is. Truth is, whatever she chooses to do with her life, Frances Bean Cobain is always going to have "that" name, and it's always going to be her catalyst.
I looked at her entry in Wikipedia yesterday and found that she was described as "an American singer". Sorry, but what the fuck? Yes, she recently done some backing vocals for one song on Amanda Palmer's new project Evelyn Evelyn - I'm pretty sure this isn't enough to call her a singer. I've listened to the track, called "My Space". Her vocal contribution - along with the likes
of My Chemical Romance's frontman Gerard Way, Andrew WK, Weird Al and Tegan and Sara - isn't exactly noticeable (not a criticism, I'm sure she's very good, given her genetics and all), so why exactly is she being branded an "American singer" at this early stage? I'm pretty sure that she always stated that she didn't want to pursue a career the music scene - maybe she's doing so purely because she can?
As well as dipping her toe in the music pool, she's also recently dwindled her way into the Rolling Stone offices in New York City. Surely her name was nothing to do with that, right? I could be wrong: she could have worked for it, she could have bombarded them with CVs and snippets of her passion for journalism. Then again, I'm pretty sure the surname "Cobain" caused much more of a stir than her top-notch articles in the school newspaper.
"I want to be known for doing something valid with my life," Frances states in an interview with Harper's Bazaar in 2008. "I don't want to be known as the daughter of Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain, I just want to be known as Frances."Hmmm, I think it may be time to prove it, Frances.
Listen to "My Space" by Evelyn Evelyn here.
