![]() ‘If you see anything sequinned, it’s probably Elton John’s,’ jokes Gio.Īfter leaving the vault, I head somewhere even more insane – the nearby Guitar Hotel. It feels like being in the warehouse part of Ikea, only instead of shelves of furniture, there are gold discs, drum kits and Rihanna’s costume from the Rude Boy video. ![]() They try to keep everything in its natural state but, if there is any damage, they fix it – and clothing items are cleaned. ‘One of Kurt Cobain’s acoustic guitars went for $6million but there’s no way we’d spend that much on something.’ ‘Well, I don’t have a blank cheque book,’ Gio adds. ![]() We also often ask artists for something but not everyone says yes.’ ‘We have a dedicated team on the case, with a network of contacts. ‘It’s a mixture of donations, as that had a lot of status attached to it – Nikki Sixx from Mötley Crüe said he knew he’d made it when he saw his guitar hanging in a Hard Rock – and auction purchases,’ says Gio. This one covers 26,000 sq ft, with tight security. Hard Rock has had to use a storage facility since the 1980s, when the collection started growing in earnest. ‘ Muse – they remind me of U2, back in the day.’ ‘Absolutely, some of the items are signed, some not, but everything has a story.’ ‘It’s all classified by an individual barcode.’
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