News | Entertainment
23 Apr 2024 11:55
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    A home insurance policy signed by Kurt Cobain is going under the hammer

    Goldin Auctions have obtained the Chase Bank insurance company letter for the Seattle home where Nirvana frontman Kurt died by suicide in 1994 and which was signed with his full name, Kurt D. Cobain, just 74 days before his death


    The letter is unusual, as Kurt rarely signed his full name on any documents.

    The lot includes several photographs showing what the house - which caught fire in 2016 - looked like when it was originally built.

    A note on the Goldin Auctions website states: "On January 21st, 1994, the legendary grunge musician and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain signed this homeowner's insurance policy for his Lake Washington Boulevard home in Seattle, Washington. Just under three months later (74 days to be exact), the 27-year old singer was found dead in his home, the victim of suicide. In the time between signing the policy and his untimely death, Cobain finished Nirvana's final European tour and unsuccessfully visited rehab in an attempt to treat his dependence on heroin. Cobain changed alternative music in his brief career as the catalyst of Nirvana, with his band selling over 75 million records since its formation in 1987."

    TMZ reports that Inscriptagraphs Memorabilia, which owns the letter, is planning to donate a portion of the proceeds to a suicide prevention charity.

    The current bid stands at $10,000, although it could collect up to $100,000 at auction.

    Meanwhile, Cobain's acoustic guitar from Nirvana's iconic 1993 'MTV Unplugged in New York' performance sold for a record-breaking $6 million at auction in June.

    The 1959 Martin D-18E - which was often out of tune - was expected to fetch between $1million and $2 million at the online 'Music Icons' sale hosted by Julien's Auctions, but it ended up breaking the record for the most expensive guitar.

    The lot came with the guitar case the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' group's late frontman Kurt used, which has a poster of Poison Idea's album 'Feel the Darkness' on it, whilst inside is a bunch of guitar strings, picks and a "stash" bag.

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     23 Apr: Jacob Anderson worried he'd get "lazy" if he signed up for a second season of 'Interview with the Vampire'
     23 Apr: Gary Barlow has always "struggled" with Take That's heartthrob status
     23 Apr: Kelly Osbourne has insisted that she did not take Ozempic to lose weight
     23 Apr: Kandi Burruss learned about her divorce rumours from her daughter
     23 Apr: Jonathan Bennett's life was "changed forever" by his role in 'Mean Girls'
     23 Apr: David Nicholls "chickened out" of putting a sex scene in 'One Day'
     23 Apr: Jodie Foster was "always interested in having a real life" away from stardom
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Five newcomers to the list of contracted Black Ferns for 2024 More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    The Prime Minister says a multi-million dollar cash boost for clean energy in Asia is money well spent More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Jacob Anderson worried he'd get "lazy" if he signed up for a second season of 'Interview with the Vampire' 11:33

    Living & Travel:
    The engines are revving for Supercars to add a second New Zealand round alongside Taupo to the racing calendar 11:17

    Law and Order:
    A man who was frustrated paramedics wouldn't treat an abscess on his buttocks hijacked an ambulance and crashed it twice into a Hamilton motel 11:07

    Entertainment:
    Gary Barlow has always "struggled" with Take That's heartthrob status 11:03

    Soccer:
    To the iconic San Siro stadium in Milan.. 10:47

    Entertainment:
    Kelly Osbourne has insisted that she did not take Ozempic to lose weight 10:33

    Law and Order:
    Spending 30 years in a psychological study by Jack and Jeanne Block warped journalist Susannah Breslin's life 10:17

    Law and Order:
    Two Mongrel Mob associates have been jailed after beating and stomping a man to death in Hastings in 2022 10:07

    Entertainment:
    Kandi Burruss learned about her divorce rumours from her daughter 10:03

    International:
    Long-time BBC presenter Huw Edwards resigns months after explicit photo scandal 9:47


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd