In a recent interview with The Guardian, Lana Del Rey said she wished she "was dead already," citing Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain as her heroes. Now, Kurt Cobain's daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, is speaking out against the singer's remarks.
"The death of young musicians isn't something to romanticize," Bean tweeted. "I'll never know my father because he died young, and it becomes a desirable feat because people like you think it's 'cool.'"
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