Helen Mirren laments it’s ‘sad’ Kurt Cobain never got to experience GPS — in latest reference to Nirvana legend: ‘My little blue spot’

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interview with the Evening Standard. “GPS is the most wonderful thing, to watch my little blue spot walking down the street.

I just find it completely magical and unbelievable.”Mirren, who most recently voiced the narration for Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” blockbuster, often brings up the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” singer when discussing aging.

Cobain was found dead at 27 years old on April 8, 1994 after police say he took a large dose of heroin and shot himself with a 20-gauge shotgun.The Department of Defense launched a joint civil/military program to develop the GPS — or Global Positioning System — in 1973 but GPS navigation wasn’t available to use in people’s cars until the early 2000s, according to the Aerospace Corporation.Mirren referenced the legendary rockstar in 2014, telling Oprah Winfrey “Look at Kurt Cobain — he hardly even saw a computer!

The digital stuff that’s going on is so exciting. I’m just so curious about what happens next.”In 2015, the actress told Cosmopolitan “I was thinking about Kurt Cobain the other day and he died without knowing the internet, and I’m totally blown away by that.” Her comments about the “In Bloom” singer came as “The Queen” star discussed aging “fairly healthy.”“I’m sure I’ll go all pear-shaped soon.