Static Live Magazine July 2020

COBAIN’S HAUNTED GUI
COBAIN’S HAUNTED GUITAR
BY HANK HARRISON WITH CATRIONA WATSON
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KURT COBAIN
BY HANK HARRISON WITH CATRIONA WATSON
If your daughter gets married and doesn’t invite autistic spectrum… but he was also a g
If your daughter
you to the
gets
wedding,
married and
it doesn’t
doesn’t
mean
invite
you’re autistic not spectrum… her music
but he
and
was
art
also
and
a genius,
blessed
gifted
with
in
good
you to the father. wedding, If your it doesn’t son-in-law mean is you’re murdered, not her even music though and you art and most blessed important with good guitar looks. just Now sold his for a bra
father. If your never son-in-law met him, is murdered, do you have even though a right you to mourn? most important If that guitar and just we must sold for ask a brain-buster ourselves why? price
never met same him, do son-in-law you have creates a right to a mourn? haunted If that guitar, and one we must that’s ask ourselves why?
same son-in-law appraised creates for a more haunted than guitar, two one million that’s dollars, are you First of all, what is the history of this g
appraised automatically for more than precluded two million dollars, from writing are you about First of it? all, I ask what is really the history knows of for this sure. guitar? Is Nobody it akin to Th
automatically precluded from writing about it? I ask really knows for sure. Is it akin to The Red Violin?
these questions because all of these things happened Many rumors have circulated since Kur
these questions because all of these things happened Many rumors have circulated since Kurt’s passing. Is it
to Hank Harrison.
haunted by his spirit? Is it cursed? Bu
to Hank Harrison.
haunted by his spirit? Is it cursed? But whatever the
legend of your choice, the intrigue grow
legend of your choice, the intrigue grows.
In 1993, while
In 1993,
between
while
gigs,
between
Kurt Cobain
gigs,
popped
Kurt Cobain
into
popped into
Voltage Guitar Voltage at 7529 Guitar West at Sunset 7529 West Blvd., Sunset Hollywood Blvd., During Hollywood the MTV During Unplugged the show MTV in Unplugged New York, Kurt show in N
— they are — no they longer are selling no longer from selling that shop from — and that sang shop and — played and a sang song and on this played guitar a called song The on this Man guitar c
purchased purchased a 1959 Martin a 1959 Dreadnaught Martin Dreadnaught D-18E, one Who D-18E, Sold one the World, Who considered Sold the World, by many considered to be a by
of only 302 of copies only 302 ever copies made. This ever was made. not the This fancy was not reference the fancy to the famed reference dark to spirited the famed billionaire dark David spirited b
model like model the one like David the Crosby one David gifted Crosby to Phil Lesh gifted Geffen to Phil and Lesh the conflict Geffen between and the them. conflict between them.
of the Grateful of the Dead Grateful for playing Dead on for his playing 1972 solo on his 1972 solo
album, but it has a really nice folksy boom to it, and Cobain was probably murdered, but we won’t go
album, but it has a really nice folksy boom to it, and Cobain was probably murdered, but
somebody did a great job installing the Bartolini into that here, except to say that, like the Kennedy
somebody did a great job installing the
3AV sound hole pickup. This was the guitar Kurt was assassination, Bartolini into that here, except to say that, like
the case is still in full flight decades
seen playing
3AV
on
sound
a famous
hole
and
pickup.
controversial
This was
MTV
the
Live
guitar after Kurt the death. was assassination, the case is still in full
Kurt, like Elvis and John Lennon, upset
Acoustic show seen playing which was on recorded a famous at and Sony controversial studios the MTV Hollywood Live apple-cart after the setting death. an Kurt, unprecedented like Elvis and John
in New York Acoustic City, November show which 18, 1993. was Almost recorded three at Sony standard studios for rebellion the Hollywood and causing apple-cart fans setting and an u
decades later, in New on June York 18th City, 2020, November that same guitar 18, 1993. sold Almost criminologists three alike standard to dig deeper for into rebellion the whys and causi
for more decades than 6 million later, clams on June before 18th an 2020, astonished that same wherefores guitar sold of showbiz criminologists and the details alike to of dig his death. deeper into
audience for of antiquarians, more than rock-and-roll 6 million clams journalists, before fans an But astonished money, angels wherefores and bad of karma showbiz aren’t and the only the detail
and extended family. The price broke a world record things propelling this auction through the roof. There
audience of antiquarians, rock-and-roll journalists, fans But money, angels and bad karma a
for acoustic guitars and set an all time standard for is a cast of characters backstage fit to drive an oldschool
Shakespearian director to the madhouse. Let’s
and extended family. The price broke a world record things propelling this auction through
haunted musical instruments of any kind.
for acoustic guitars and set an all time start standard with Hank’s for is a cast of characters backstage fit to
Harrison’s daughter, Courtney Love.
haunted musical instruments of any kind.
school Shakespearian director to the m
Any astute hipster might mention Charlie Parker’s Everybody knows Courtney operates from somewhere
Selmer alto sax as a similar treasure but there are too left of center. When start Hank’s with Hank’s granddaughter, Harrison’s Frances daughter, C
many to mention, Any astute one in hipster every junkie might pawn mention shop in Charlie Bean, Parker’s married Isaiah Everybody Silva in knows 2014 Courtney freaked operates fro
every jazz Selmer town. Or alto you sax might as want a similar to mention treasure Harpo but there out, she are pretended too left to of be center. supportive When but Hank’s she didn’t granddau
Marx’ famous many harp, to which mention, went one auction in every for a junkie bunch pawn like competition…from shop in Bean, future married babies? Isaiah Maybe Silva she in just 2014 Co
of money every many jazz years town. ago Or in an you estate might sale. want But to I mention couldn’t Harpo deal with out, the concept she pretended of grandparenthood! to be supportive
doubt anything Marx’ is famous going to harp, surpass which Cobain’s went on haunted auction for a bunch like competition…from future babies?
Martin… unless another long lost Stradivarius comes But what the heck! Why would one more rock star in
of money many years ago in an estate sale. But I couldn’t deal with the concept of grand
on the market.
the family make a difference?
doubt anything is going to surpass Cobain’s Isaiah, haunted who’s band the Eeries, a millennial grunge-like
Martin… unless another long lost Stradivarius
Cobain, lead singer for Nirvana, had a habit of sitting group out comes But what the heck! Why would one m
of Fullerton, California, was making waves
down before on the a performance market. and communing with his in Hollywood. Courtney the family didn’t make see a difference?
way to control
angels. He called them angels, but actually they were them. Love’s hipster Isaiah, cadres who’s thought band the the Eeries Eeries, were a millenn
spirits of various Cobain, types. lead People singer who for knew Nirvana, him in had high a habit poseurs of sitting and the cool group suburban out of kids Fullerton, thought they California, were was
school think down he might’ve before been a performance autistic suffering and communing from all the with rage. his Anyway, in Hollywood. Isaiah and Hank’s Courtney granddaughter didn’t see a
Aspberger angels. syndrome He called or at least them somewhere angels, but in actually the got they along were swimmingly. them. It must Love’s have hipster been a cadres love match thought t
spirits of various types. People who knew him in high poseurs and the cool suburban kids tho
school think he might’ve been autistic or suffering from all the rage. Anyway, Isaiah and Hank’s