A black Fender Stratocaster electric guitar destroyed by Kurt Cobain in the 1990s went under the hammer at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. According to Julien’s Auctions, the restored instrument sold for $595,000. That’s almost 10 times more expensive than the original price of $60,000.
Kurt Cobain Guitar
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In addition to the Nirvana frontman, the guitar was also used by other band members – Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl. On the instrument, you can see Cobain addressing his friend and colleague Mark Lanegan: “Hi Mark! Love you buddy Kurdt Cobain/Dirty Rock Star” as well as other legends: “Nirvanaah” and “Love Brother”.
The buyer of the instrument preferred to remain anonymous. Prior to that, according to the auction house, it belonged to a man named Tony Palmer.
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