CULVER CITY, Calif. (ADAMS) – The guitar played by Kurt Cobain in Nirvana’s “Smell Like Teen Spirit” music video is being sold to the tune of $4.5 million dollars.
The blue 1969 Fender Mustang was auctioned off to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay well over its estimated price.
Julien’s auction house had gauged the unique left-handed guitar would fetch closer to $600,000.
Besides being one of the rocker’s most prized possessions, the iconic instrument was also featured in Nirvana’s recording sessions for the albums “Nevermind” and “In Utero.”
The Colts say that the “Cobain family hoped to find a charity supporting mental health to benefit from the auction,” and the Cobain Estate also donated a portion of the auction proceeds to Jim’s “Kicking the Stigma” mental health initiative.
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