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 one of his custom guitars. The auction, held by Julien’s Auctions on October 25-26, will offer the cardigan and a custom Fender guitar that Cobain used during Nirvana’s In Utero tour. The vintage 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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Addicted to Drugs

Born in 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington, Kurt Cobain was the guitarist and frontman of the rock band Nirvana. Cobain, diagnosed 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 admitted in the Exodus recovery centre in Los Angeles on March 30, 1994. The next day, he left the facility after climbing a six-feet wall and flew to Seattle. 

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“It's better to burn out than to fade away”

Cobain’s body was found on April 8 at his Lake Washington Boulevard home by an electrician. According to the postmortem report, a high concentration of heroin and traces of diazepam were found in his body. Cobain also left a suicide note behind addressed to his childhood imaginary friend Boddah. He said that he didn’t have the passion anymore quoting the lyrics of Neil Young's song, “It's better to burn out than to fade away”.

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Kurt Cobain, the ‘Generation X’ icon

Described as ‘Generation X’ icon, Kurt Cobain was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Nirvana bandmates Dave Grohl and Novoselic. Cobain was also ranked 7th by MTV in the "22 Greatest Voices in Music". In April this year, on the 25th anniversary of his death, fans mourned near his house in Seattle leaving flowers, candles, and handwritten messages at a park. They trekked to Viretta Park and left memorials of handwritten phrases like “thank you for your art” and “find your place.”

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(With Inputs from Agencies)