
In this wintry economic climate where album sales are down and concert ticket sales are slowing, big time rockers should turn to the memorabilia market if they need to make ends meet. After all, Madonna once unloaded a group of tour costumes for over $200,000, with the infamous cone bra she wore on 1990’s Blonde Ambition run netting $22,000 by itself. Click below for more of the rarest and most expensive artifacts in rock, including Kurt Cobain’s sweaters and the first guitar Jimi Hendrix ever set ablaze.
• Rock’s Rarest Artifacts: The Most Expensive Memorabilia in Music
And keep reading to find out how you can get a close-up look at some of the Hard Rock’s most valued pieces of memorabilia.
Check out the Hard Rock’s new widget (right now you’re looking at Keith Richards‘ “Strange Italian guitar with built-in speaker” that lives at the Hard Rock’s Orlando café). You can nab the widget for yourself here.
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