Cobain tragically died by suicide in April 1994 at the age of 27. He shares a daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, with wife Courtney Love. Kurt and the Hole singer, 32 years old, wed in 1992. Their relationship was often strained due to substance abuse issues, and they separated before Cobain's death.

Some of rock's most infamous relics are hitting the auction block. A new sale from Potter & Potter Auctions, titled Punks, Monsters, Smut & Madmen: A Countercultural Cross-Section, is offering a selection of music memorabilia that ranges from the iconic to the downright bizarre-including a pair of GG Allin's blood-signed underwear and strands of Kurt Cobain's hair.

A Countercultural Cross-Section auction has listed a number of rare items, including strands of Kurt Cobain's hair, a signed CD by Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey and GG Allin's blood-signed under

A grunge icon's hair and a punk provocateur's blood-stained underwear are among the items going up for auction in a massive February 2025 lot.

Two strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair are up for auction next month – the same two of six that were sold for over $14,000 back in 2021. The hairs are part of an auction entitled Punks, Monsters, Smut and Madmen: A Countercultural Cross Section and they’re not the most bizarre item on offer.

A Northwest Side auction house has its hands on a few pieces of punk rock history. Potter & Potter Auctions is hosting what it calls the “Punks, Monsters, Smut & Madmen: A Countercultural Cross-Section” auction next month.

Kurt Cobain was a musician who cemented his status as one of the greatest rock stars as the frontman of Nirvana back in the ’90s and passed away in 1994, but his fans are still buying and selling locks of his hair over three decades later.