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TIL that Kurt Cobain's guitar, a 1959 Martin acoustic used during the MTV Unplugged performance, sold at auction in 2020 for $6 million - making it not only the most valuable guitar, but also the most valuable piece of rock music memorabilia of all time
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TIL that Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante went to audition for Frank Zappa's 1988 touring band but left the rehearsal room before actually playing, saying later that " I wanted to be a rock star, do drugs and get girls, and that I wouldn't be able to do that if I was in Zappa's band."
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TIL: In 2004, George Harrison and Prince were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, and other famous guitarists were playing “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Prince took the last solo and threw his guitar in the air at the end. They don't know where the guitar went.