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Musician Battles With Herself Over Whether or Not to Sell Priceless Kurt Cobain Letter

By Will Levith
June 7, 2016 5:00 am EDT
Juliana Hatfield
(Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
(Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Juliana Hatfield, best known for her ’90s alt-rock bands Blake Babies and The Juliana Hatfield Three, wrote a personal essay about what it’s like being a professional musician. She explains that when money runs low, she starts selling off personal items—and one of those, which she’s been considering parting ways with, is a priceless letter from Kurt Cobain. Read the entire essay here.

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