Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren said it’s “sad” that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain died before he could experience the “magical” functionality of using a GPS.
“I always say it’s very sad that Kurt Cobain died when he did, because he never saw the GPS,” the 79-year-old actress said during an interview. interview with the Evening Standard. “GPS is the most wonderful thing, seeing my little blue spot walking down the street. I just find it completely magical and incredible.”
Mirren, who recently voiced narration for Margot Robbie’s blockbuster “Barbie,” often mentions the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” singer when talking about aging.
Cobain was found dead at age 27 on April 8, 1994 after police said he had taken a large dose of heroin and He shot himself with a 20 gauge shotgun.
The Department of Defense launched a joint civil-military program to develop GPS (or Global Positioning System) in 1973, but GPS navigation was not available for use in automobiles until the early 2000s. according to the Aerospace Corporation.
mirren referenced the legendary rock star in 2014telling Oprah Winfrey: “Look at Kurt Cobain: he barely saw a computer! The digital things that are happening are very exciting. “I am very curious to know what will happen next.”
In 2015, the actress told Cosmopolitan: “The other day I was thinking about Kurt Cobain and he died without knowing the Internet, and I’m totally shocked by that.”
His comments about the “In Bloom” singer came as “The Queen” star talked about “pretty healthy” aging.
“I’m sure I’ll be pear-shaped soon. But I’m not interested in being young. “I’m interested in being exactly who I am,” Mirren joked.
The star, who was born in London on July 26, 1945, said she is grateful to have grown up in a different time.
“I feel very grateful to have lived in a world without technology for quite some time. I knew a world without technology in a deep and full sense… Human connection was a very different thing back then,” Mirren told the Evening Standard.
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