the rock band nirvana’s late singer’s Kurt Cobain stained, hole and unwashed wool shirt was sold on Saturday at auction 334 000 dollars so with plenty of 301 000 New York in the united states.

Cobain wore a wool shirt on nirvana’s Unplugged show in 1993. The garment is not washed after Cobain used it. A wool jacket is, inter alia, the cigarette burns.

the Iconic piece of clothing is said to be the all time highest price of the auction by a wool shirt.

in the Same auction also sold cobain’s custom-built Fender Mustang guitar, which he used to nirvana’s In Utero tour. The guitar I was a 340 000 dollars, or less than 307 000.

the Guitar had been featured for several years in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibition.

Kurt Cobain, his wife Courtney Love and the couple’s daughter in 1993.LFI / Photoshot / AOP

villa shirt auction, the Julien’s Auctions -the auction house’s ceo Darren Julien told the news agency AFP:the rock and roll memorabilia has become a new art market.

– Milleniaalit have started collecting. They do not collect Monete and Picassos, Julie said to AFP:an.

Julien according to buyers among Wall Street workers and even investment funds acquire rock-objects in order to extend their clients ‘ portfolios.

Nirvana was very popular in the early 1990s. Kurt Cobain was one of grunge rock’s biggest stars, but he had a hard time dealing with fame. He suffered from depression and drug addiction.

Cobain committed suicide in April 1994. He died 27-year-old.

Sources: AFP, AP

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