Kurt Cobain's smashed guitar sells for almost $600,000 at auction.
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A black-and-white Fender Stratocaster guitar smashed by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's "Nevermind" era sold for nearly $600,000 at an auction in New York, which is at least seven times more than the auction house had expected. The guitar was signed by the three members of Nirvana and features a message from Cobain to his friend and fellow musician Mark Lanegan. The buyer, a fan of Nirvana based in the United States with a professional background in finance, remains anonymous.
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