Published 22:13 IST, October 10th 2019
Kurt Cobain's famous MTV Unplugged cardigan to be auctioned
The famous olive-green cardigan of Kurt Cobain, which he donned during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance, is headed for auction along with his guitar.
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famous olive-green cardigan of Kurt Cobain, which he donned during Nirvana’s MTV “Unplugged” performance, is heed for auction along with one of his custom guitars. auction, held by Julien’s Auctions on October 25-26, will offer cardigan and a custom Fender guitar that Cobain used during Nirvana’s In Utero tour. vint cardigan was worn at Nirvana’s most defining performance and one of rock history’s best live performances ever recorded, on MTV’s Unplugged in New York.
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dicted to Drugs
Born in 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington, Kurt Cobain was guitarist and frontman of rock band Nirvana. Cobain, diagsed with bronchitis and severe laryngitis, committed suicide in 1994. He was undergoing a detox program, because of drug abuse, when he killed himself. Cobain was mitted in Exodus recovery centre in Los Angeles on March 30, 1994. next day, he left facility after climbing a six-feet wall and flew to Seattle.
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“It's better to burn out than to fe away”
Cobain’s body was found on April 8 at his Lake Washington Boulevard home by an electrician. According to postmortem report, a high concentration of heroin and traces of diazepam were found in his body. Cobain also left a suicide te behind dressed to his childhood imaginary friend Boddah. He said that he didn’t have passion anymore quoting lyrics of Neil Young's song, “It's better to burn out than to fe away”.
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Kurt Cobain, ‘Generation X’ icon
Described as ‘Generation X’ icon, Kurt Cobain was posthumously inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Nirvana bandmates Dave Grohl and voselic. Cobain was also ranked 7th by MTV in "22 Greatest Voices in Music". In April this year, on 25th anniversary of his death, fans mourned near his house in Seattle leaving flowers, candles, and handwritten messs at a park. y trekked to Viretta Park and left memorials of handwritten phrases like “thank you for your art” and “find your place.”
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20:57 IST, October 10th 2019