Pete Townshend is largely credited as one of the first guitarists ever to smash a guitar on stage. However, Jimi Hendrix managed to build quite a reputation for the almost ritualistic way he destroyed ...

A black Fender Stratocaster guitar Kurt Cobain smashed during a live performance sold at auction for $596,000 in 2023. The left-handed guitar was originally estimated at between $60,000 and $80,000.

When The Who smashed their guitars and drums on stage, it felt like an extension of their loud, abrasive, and defiant rock ‘n’ roll. Years later, Pete Townshend would suggest that his “smashing ...

If you have ever dreamed of owning a British supercar but lack the quarter-million-dollar budget to buy one off the showroom floor, the salvage auction site Copart ...

Pete Townshend has speculated that he took to smashing guitars on stage in response to his father refusing to support his youthful musical ambitions. When the Who became famous, Townshend became ...

A black Fender Stratocaster guitar Kurt Cobain smashed during a live performance sold at auction for $596,000 in 2023. The left-handed guitar was originally estimated at between $60,000 and $80,000.

Kurt Cobain's smashed Fender Stratocaster guitar sold at auction for $595,900, more than 10 times its original estimate. The Nirvana frontman's iconic left-handed electric guitar was smashed while the ...

The cherry-red Gibson that Liam Gallagher is said to have smashed on the night of Oasis’s infamous 2009 split is estimated to fetch up to £500,000 at auction. While brothers Liam and Noel have been in ...

A guitar played and smashed by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's 1992 European tour sold for $101,500 on Saturday night at Gotta Have Rock and Roll. The white Fender Stratocaster, which has since been ...