Published 23:31 IST, October 28th 2019

Smells like... really bad: Kurt Cobain's sweater fetches historic sum

A cardigan worn by American singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain six months before his death which was never been washed has been sold at an auction for $489,000.

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A cardigan worn by American singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain six months before his death which was never been washed has been sold at an auction for $489,000. iconic piece of clothing was worn by Nirvana le singer during MTV Unplugged performance six months before his death. According to reports, cardigan has dark stains, a missing button, a cigarette burn on front side of it and smells b.

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Kletjan last bought cardigan

It has w become most expensive cardigan ever sold, according to reports. When it was sold for last time, it fetched $201,000. cardigan was last bought by Garrett Kletjian, owner of Forty7 Motorsports four years ago for $137,500. Kletjian said that during years he owned cardigan, he only wore it once and that was for less than 40 seconds. He furr ded that it's kind of weird putting someone else's clos. Kurt wore olive green button-up cardigan for his MTV Unplugged performance recorded less than six months before he died in 1994 and item has t been washed since he owned it. acoustic performance was released after his death and has become one of most rewned and popular performances of his career.

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About Kurt Cobain

Julien’s Auctions sold cardigan. It h initially been predicted to be sold between $200,000 to $300,000 but ultimately crossed estimate. Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best kwn as guitarist and frontman of rock band Nirvana. He is remembered as one of most iconic and influential rock musicians in history of alternative music. Nirvana found success with Smells Like Teen Spirit from ir second album Nevermind (1991).  He was posthumously inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Nirvana bandmates Dave Grohl and voselic, in ir first year of eligibility in 2014. He was ranked 7th by MTV in 22 Greatest Voices in Music. In 2006, he was placed 20th by Hit Parer on ir list of "100 Greatest Metal Singers of All Time".

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21:21 IST, October 28th 2019