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Agence France-Presse

A quarter century after grunge’s enigmatic rhapsodist took his own life, Kurt Cobain’s iconic cigarette-singed cardigan worn during Nirvana’s 1993 “Unplugged” performance has sold for US$334,000.
The tattered, olive-green, Manhattan-brand, button-up sweater, which has never been washed since Cobain wore it, came with dark stains and a burn hole.
The seller, Garrett Kletjian, owner of Forty7 Motorsports, bought it four years ago for US$137,500.
“This cardigan, it’s the holy grail of any article of clothing that he ever wore,” said Darren Julien, CEO and president of Julien’s Auctions.

“Kurt created the grunge look; he didn’t wear show clothes,” Julien said at a New York exhibition preview.
The auction house had predicted it would fetch US$200,000-US$300,000.
Grunge icon Kurt Cobain remembered 25 years after Nirvana frontman’s death
The music cable channel MTV began its “Unplugged” series in 1989, recording live performances of acts that generally played their normally electrified music on sparse acoustics.
Cobain’s haunting “Unplugged” performance with Nirvana – recorded less than six months before his suicide at age 27 – is considered one of the most iconic shows of the series, and was released posthumously.

Already deep into an emotional, drug-addled downward spiral, the depressive but singular talent with ocean-blue eyes reportedly lamented to “Unplugged” programmer Amy Finnerty after the set that the audience seemed not to like the show.
Remembering Kurt Cobain: 25 years after singer’s death, Nirvana manager tells his story
“Kurt,” she told him “they think you are Jesus Christ”.
Cobain’s left-handed Fender Mustang guitar, which he used during the band’s “In Utero” tour, sold for US$340,000.


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Kurt Cobain’s iconic cigarette-burned sweater sells for record-breaking US$334,000

This image released by Julien's Auctions shows an olive green cardigan sweater worn by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's MTV's "Unplugged" performance. The sweater, along with Cobain's custom Fender guitar, are among many rock and roll items up for auction on Oct. 25 and 26. (Julien's Auctions via AP)

This combination photo of images released by Julien's Auctions shows the front and back of a turquoise-bodied left-handed Fender guitar built in 1993 and used by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain during the band’s In Utero tour. The item is one of many rock and roll items up for auction on Oct. 25 and 26. (Julien's Auctions via AP)

Grunge icon Kurt Cobain remembered 25 years after Nirvana frontman’s death

Flowers honoring the late Kurt Cobain appear on a park bench, Friday, April 5, 2019, in Seattle. People gathered throughout the day at Viretta Parkin in Seattle, Friday, leaving flowers, candles and written messages on the 25th anniversary of Cobain's death. Cobain, whose band Nirvana rose to global fame amid Seattle's grunge rock years of the early 1990s, shot himself on April 5, 1994 in his home near Lake Washington. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 19, 1992, Kurt Cobain, lead singer for the US grunge rockers Nirvana, performs at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo - Decades after Cobain's haunting rasp first bewitched the global airwaves, echoes of the Nirvana frontman are still touching generations of youth who weren't even alive when he died. And 25 years after the devastating suicide of the 1990s counterculture poster child, Cobain's former manager Goldberg says he's finally ready to publicly reflect on the grunge rock pioneer's legacy. In his book "Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain" -- published this week to mark the April 5th anniversary of the Seattle artist's death at age 27 -- Goldberg remembers a Cobain ahead of his time, whose quick wit and tender humanity shone through the melancholy of his shadowy persona. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)

People look at a park bench covered with messages honouring Kurt Cobain on April 5, 2019, in Seattle. Photo: AP

Remembering Kurt Cobain: 25 years after singer’s death, Nirvana manager tells his story

Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain performs in Seattle in December 1993. A new book, ‘Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain’, by the band’s manager Danny Goldberg was published this week. Photo: AP

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 7, 1994, a police officer stands guard on the back porch of Kurt Cobain's garage where Cobain's body was found early April 8, 1994, in Seattle. - Decades after Cobain's haunting rasp first bewitched the global airwaves, echoes of the Nirvana frontman are still touching generations of youth who weren't even alive when he died. And 25 years after the devastating suicide of the 1990s counterculture poster child, Cobain's former manager Goldberg says he's finally ready to publicly reflect on the grunge rock pioneer's legacy. In his book "Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain" -- published this week to mark the April 5th anniversary of the Seattle artist's death at age 27 -- Goldberg remembers a Cobain ahead of his time, whose quick wit and tender humanity shone through the melancholy of his shadowy persona. (Photo by THERESE FRARE / AFP)

An undated file photo shows "Nirvana" lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain performing on stage. Cobain committed suicide at his home in Seattle on April 8, 1994. Cobain, who raked in an estimated $50 million between October 2005 and October of this year, has edged Elvis Presley from the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of "Top-Earning Dead Celebrities." (AP Photo)

Kurt Cobain is seen on December 24, 1986 in an image handed out by his family which will form part of an exhibition of his personal items which will be exhibited at Museum of Style Icons in Newbridge, Ireland. Courtesy of the Cobain Family Archive/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 15, 2005, Danny Goldberg poses at the ACLU of Southern California's annual Bill of Rights dinner honoring civil rights leaders in Hollywood. - Decades after Cobain's haunting rasp first bewitched the global airwaves, echoes of the Nirvana frontman are still touching generations of youth who weren't even alive when he died. And 25 years after the devastating suicide of the 1990s counterculture poster child, Cobain's former manager Goldberg says he's finally ready to publicly reflect on the grunge rock pioneer's legacy. In his book "Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain" -- published this week to mark the April 5th anniversary of the Seattle artist's death at age 27 -- Goldberg remembers a Cobain ahead of his time, whose quick wit and tender humanity shone through the melancholy of his shadowy persona. (Photo by David Livingston / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 09, 1994, fans of Seattle-based grunge rock star Kurt Cobain burn a poster bearing his photograph and reading "I Love You" during a vigil in his memory 10 April 1994, in Seattle. - Decades after Cobain's haunting rasp first bewitched the global airwaves, echoes of the Nirvana frontman are still touching generations of youth who weren't even alive when he died. And 25 years after the devastating suicide of the 1990s counterculture poster child, Cobain's former manager Goldberg says he's finally ready to publicly reflect on the grunge rock pioneer's legacy. In his book "Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain" -- published this week to mark the April 5th anniversary of the Seattle artist's death at age 27 -- Goldberg remembers a Cobain ahead of his time, whose quick wit and tender humanity shone through the melancholy of his shadowy persona. (Photo by THERESE FRARE / AFP)

Curt Cobain, the late singer of the group Nirvana is shown in this undated photograph. The photograph is the feature as the author photograph in the new book featuring excerpts of journals by Cobain titled "Journals" which will be released on November 4, 2002. Cobain committed suicide in 1994 at the age of 27. NO SALES REUTERS/Courtesy The Estate of Kurt Cobain/Handout

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Covered in original stains and cigarette burns, the item has become the most expensive sweater to go under the hammer



The tattered, olive-green, Manhattan-brand, button-up sweater, which has never been washed since Kurt Cobain wore it, came with dark stains and a burn hole.


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Kurt Cobain’s iconic cigarette-burned sweater sells for record-breaking US$334,000

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} Covered in original stains and cigarette burns, the item has become the most expensive sweater to go under the hammer

Covered in original stains and cigarette burns, the item has become the most expensive sweater to go under the hammer