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While other high school kids had pictures of their celebrity crushes or their significant others taped to their lockers, Frank Iero gazed at Kurt Cobain and his Vandalism strat every day at school. Now, the My Chemical Romance guitarist has his very own replica of the famous guitar. He shared the story, along with photos, on Instagram.
"when i entered high school at the age of 13 i had one image hanging up in my locker. some of my friends had posters of scantily clad celebrities, photos of their girlfriend or boyfriend at the time, or their daily/weekly schedules with funny puffy stickers of animals. I had this one photo of Kurt Cobain playing his vandalism strat at Pukkelpop fest ripped from a guitar magazine and tapped crookedly to my door," he wrote. "I would look at this image everyday as I grabbed my books for the next class that wouldn’t help prepare me for the ONE thing i knew i needed to do with my life."
"that strat, the sweater, those songs… it all spoke to me, it changed me. it became the only text i needed. i studied it," he added. "today i received a message from my friend Kevin @electricalguitarcompany he built this for me. My recovery starts today. Thank you Kevin & @electricalguitarcompany Thank you @fender Thank you Kurt. Thank you rock and roll."
Last month, Iero revealed he broke his right wrist and sprained his left one after falling off a ladder and underwent surgery on his broken wrist. See his post below.
Though Iero's Vandalism strat was custom-built, Fender recently announced it was reviving Cobain's signature Jag-Stang guitar to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind.
The Jag-Stang is expected to launch in October 2021. Get more info about it here.