"My dad was exceptionally ambitious. But he had a lot thrown on him, exceeding his ambition. He wanted his band to be successful. But he didn't want to be the fucking voice of a generation."

"I don't really like Nirvana that much. [grins] Sorry, promotional people, Universal. I'm more into Mercury Rev, Oasis, Brian Jonestown Massacre. [laughs] The grunge scene is not what I'm interested in. But "Territorial Pissings" is a fucking great song. And "Dumb"—I cry every time I hear that song. It's a stripped-down version of Kurt's perception of himself—of himself on drugs, off drugs, feeling inadequate to be titled the voice of a generation."

"They [Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear] look at me, and you can see they're looking at a ghost. … Dave said, "She is so much like Kurt." They were all talking amongst themselves, rehashing old stories I'd heard a million times. I was sitting in a chair, chain-smoking, looking down like this. [acts bored] And they went, "You are doing exactly what your father would have done.""

"No. I would have felt more awkward if I'd been a fan. I was around 15 when I realized he was inescapable. Even if I was in a car and had the radio on, there's my dad. He's larger than life and our culture is obsessed with dead musicians. We love to put them on a pedestal. If Kurt had just been another guy who abandoned his family in the most awful way possible… But he wasn't. He inspired people to put him on a pedestal, to become St. Kurt."

"I love strong, opinionated, intelligent women."

"Even though Kurt died in the most horrific way possible, there is this mythology and romanticism that surrounds him, because he's 27 forever. The shelf life of an artist or musician isn't particularly long. Kurt has gotten to icon status because he will never age. He will always be that relevant in that time and always be beautiful."

"There is, with any great artist, a little manic-ness and insanity."

"The hardest part of doing anything creatively is just getting up and doing. Once I get out of bed and get into my art room, I start painting. I'm there. And I'm doing it."

"I don't like to look sloppy. I'm a girlie-girl."

"It's Friday the 13th. my favorite holiday. Keep it weird."

"While I'm generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a gross turn. I have never been approached by Dave Grohl in more than a platonic way. I'm in a monogamous relationship and very happy. Twitter should ban my mother."

"Kurt got to the point where he eventually had to sacrifice every bit of who he was to his art, because the world demanded it of him," Frances says bluntly at one point. "I think that was one of the main triggers as to why he felt he didn't want to be here and everyone would be happier without him."But "in reality, if he had lived," she goes on, "I would have had a dad. And that would have been an incredible experience."

"We're each other's everything."

"Two out of my three cats follow me around like furry little stalkers. It's such a nice ego boost."

"It paints a portrait of a man attempting to cope with being a human."

"Mom and I…we're both very flaky people."

"I get it, I really do, but at the same time, it's creepy. It's creepy to see fan sites about me."

"These people are fascinated by me, but I haven't done anything. I'm famous by default. I came out of the womb and people wanted to know who I was because of my parents. If you're a big Nirvana fan, a big Hole fan, then I understand why you would want to get to know me, but I'm not my parents. People need to wait until I've done something valid with my life."

"New York is like my dream city. That's where I'm going to live, I'm convinced of it."

"I'm a different person. I don't want to be titled as Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's daughter. I want to be thought of as Frances Cobain."

"She tells me to "live free and be free, but listen to other people's advice." I listen, but I don't always follow it."

"I have the attention span of a rabbit on cocaine."

"My favorite color is light pink. I also like baby blue because it brings out my eyes."

"I'm coming back as a cat or a tree or a molecule in my next life."

"Teetering in between worlds with a sleepy conscious, pestilence, infinite knowledge, alienation, burning cigarettes, vibes & male seahorses."

"The people who Bitch about life the most are the people who secretly love bitching"

"The Idealization of deep flaws seeping through coiled cracks; The reality we all want to avoid is a plagued sickness we choose to live with."

"So many ways to be deemed unclean"

"I can count on one hand how many people I trust."

"You see something faraway & it looks beautiful & very seductive; but as you go closer you realize it's actually bugs crawling over a corpse."

"Self-fulfillment and Growth are some of the most courageous acts on this planet"

"Happy birthday to my unorthodox/free spirited mother @Courtney thanks for teaching me to embrace creativity&survive"

"the death of young musicians isn't something to romanticize (cont)"

"Constantly battling with sabretooth tigers and fluid drained lighters."

"I'll never know my father because he died young & it becomes a desirable feat because ppl like u think it's "cool"(cont)"

"Being a people pleaser is a fruitless task; love is love. There's no debating that concept."

"Stardust coursing through our veins."

"Humans are an embarrassing species w/ small glimmers of beauty that seep through the veil of bigotry&stupidity, every once in a small while."

"Attempting to be a people pleaser is a fruitless task so, fuck it."

"Well, it's fucking not. Embrace life, because u only get one life. The ppl u mentioned wasted that life.Don't be 1 of those ppl"

"Halloween is so close I can practically taste the children's tears."

"All black everyday always"

"ur too talented to waste it away."

"I wish there was an on & off switch for my brain. I think too fucking much."

"I'm not attacking anyone. I have no animosity towards Lana, I was just trying to put things in perspective from personal experience"

"Dark City is such an underrated film."

"saddened to hear the passing of a true artistic master, H.R. Giger. Ur legacy will live on through ur innovative & stimulating originality"

"I want to be sublimely happy."

"I was in love when I was married to Kim Basinger, I’m not ashamed to say. I used to wake up in the morning and just look at her and say 'What do you want for breakfast, baby? Special K with blueberries? Let me go get some.'"