Kurt Cobain
Smells Like Green Spirit …
Smashed Guitars Brings in Thousands!!!
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Kurt Cobain smashed this white Fender Stratocaster back in 1992 … and, now it’s smashing records — bringing in a whopping sum at auction!
Dylan Kosinski — president of popular music auction site Gottahaverockandroll — tells TMZ … Kurt’s smashed guitar sold for $101,500 to a Texas collector when the auction closed yesterday.
The piece of music memorabilia sparked a bidding war on the site … with five people making a total of 11 bids before a winner was ultimately crowned.
The minimum bid was $30K … so, the guitar brought in a whole heck of a lot more money than initially thought.
As we told you … this guitar was smashed during Nirvana’s tour of Europe way back in ’92 — though it was restored to working order while the group was still on tour there.
The guitar was obtained by a crewmember who worked for Nirvana from 1991 to 1993 … and, it was later authenticated by Big John Duncan — a famous guitar tech known for his association with the band.
While this isn’t the most a Cobain guitar has ever gone for — one of his axes that he used in the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” sold for $4.5 million.
$100K ain’t peanuts though … certainly putting the seller into the “green spirit.”