![]() ![]() The sweater was a cardigan that Cobain wore during Nirvana’s last televised performance, which took place just months before his death. The buyer was Peter Freedman, the founder of Rde Microphones. The Six-Decade Odyssey of Kurt Cobain’s ‘Unplugged’ Cardigan The long journey of the 137,500 sweater worn by Nirvana's frontman By Brenna Ehrlich OctoFormer race car driver. “I immediately knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure it and use it as a vehicle to spotlight the struggles that those in the performing arts are facing and have always faced. Kurt Cobain ‘s sweater from the iconic MTV Unplugged performance was sold at auction for 137,500. It is Februand from Donald Leland Cobain (mechanic) and Wendy Elizabeth Fradenburg (secretary/bartender) was born Kurt Donald Cobain. “When I heard that this iconic guitar was up for auction,” Freedman said through the auction house. ![]() Soon after the auction, the buyer was revealed to be Peter Freedman of Rode Microphones. Kurt Cobain with the sweater auctioned during the taping of MTV Unplugged at Sony Studios in New York City, 11/18/93. The guitar also came with its original hard-shell case that Cobain had adorned with a flyer for the band Poison Idea’s 1990 album Feel the Darkness. Inside the case is a half-used pack of Martin guitar strings, three picks, and a “suede ‘stash’ bag” that’s decorated with a small silver spoon, fork, and knife. The guitar received seven bids total, including the winning bid of $6,010,00, the Julien’s Auctions website stated. Kurt Cobain’s famed green cardigan from Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged concert sold for 334,000 at auction Saturday, establishing a new record for the most expensive sweater ever sold at auction and. Pre-auction bids on the 1959 Martin D-18E, purchased by the Nirvana singer at Los Angeles’ Voltage Guitars and modified for the left-handed Cobain, reached $1 million even bidding officially opened Saturday. The previous record was $3.95 million for a Black Stratocaster owned by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour. ![]() Kurt Cobain’s guitar from Nirvana’s iconic MTV Unplugged performance sold at auction Saturday for a record $6 million. ![]()
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