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 past September. In a social media post, Tony said he wished the Nirvana frontman was here to meet and hold the five-month-old baby boy.
Hawk’s post on his Instagram Stories showed a concert ticket from an October 1991 Nirvana show, with the caption, “Went straight from S.U.A.S. [Shut Up and Skate] event at Houston Skatepark to this concert in 1991. It was as transformative as live music can possibly be; we all experienced something rare and powerful that night. The world would never be the same.”
He continued, “I wish Kurt were here so he could see the incredible woman his daughter has become, meet her devoted, caring husband, and hold our wondrous grandchild.”
In addition to the aforementioned Instagram Story, Hawk recently posted a photo of himself sitting on top of a skateboard while holding Ronin (with his face concealed by a baby emoji), writing, “What happens when all of your kids can skate on their own and no longer rely on you to give them rides? You wait until they have their own kids. 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 wedding. The couple welcomed Ronin Walker into the world on September 17th, 2024.
Riley Hawk is also a professional skateboarder, as well as the frontman of the excellent punk-metal band Warish, who premiered their 2021 album Next to Pay right here at Heavy Consequence.
See Tony Hawk’s social media posts below.
I am sobbing at Tony Hawk posting about his grandchild who is also Kurt Cobain’s grandchild pic.twitter.com/pa7eseMich
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