Kurt Cobain's Guitar On MTV Unplugged Donated To Royal College Of Music In London

Kurt Cobain's guitar was donated (Doc. MTV)

JAKARTA - One of the historical objects in the music world will be donated to the Royal College of Music in London. The artifact is a super rare acoustic guitar that Kurt Cobain and Nirvana played in the MTV Unplugged session.

As is known, the performance recorded on November 18, 1993 is one of the important videos in the music industry. This guitar is known to have broken the most expensive guitar record sold in the auction.

This Martin D-18E type instrument is specially modified with the grunge icon's left-handed playing style. Kurt's wife, Courtney Love, revealed the instrument was the last guitar to be played before the legend ended his life in 1994.

The guitar was inherited to Kurt Cobain's daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. His ownership later turned to Isaiah Silva as part of the separation of divorce assets in 2018.

Silva had sold the guitar via Julien's Auctions in June 2020 at a price of $6.01 million (around Rp88 billion), recording it as the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction.

The guitar was redeemed by the owner and founder of audio company R WayDE Microphones, Peter Freedman AM. As the last owner, Freedman reported that the guitar full of historical value would be donated to Royal College of Music London.

Martin's most expensive guitar will also become a permanent collection of displays at the prestigious performing arts and music institution. Peter Freedman revealed that he paid the donation as a tribute to his father, Henry Freedman.