Michael Jackson's 'Bad' jacket and lyrics from Bernie Taupin hit the auction block
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Michael Jackson's 'Bad' jacket and lyrics from Bernie Taupin hit the auction block
- Title: Michael Jackson's 'Bad' jacket and lyrics from Bernie Taupin hit the auction block
- Date: 5th November 2018
- Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 5, 2018) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) BERNIE TAUPIN, SONGWRITER, SAYING: "I think maybe my chair that I've written in for probably the last 25 to 30 years. And literally everything I've written in that time period I wrote in that chair in my office. And again, I thought that if there was going to be one special item in the - in my opinion, in the auction, I thought that could possibly be it." MORE OF TAUPIN LOOKING AT AUCTION ITEMS (SOUNDBITE) (English) BERNIE TAUPIN, SONGWRITER, SAYING: "You sort of go through all of these things and you find things that you didn't realize you had. Especially when it comes to some of those old lyrics and I mean old lyrics from the time period when Elton and I first started working. I mean, there are things in there that - one side they're incredibly naïve, but they're almost, they're also very nostalgic in the sense of the first things that Elton and I wrote. And they have his annotated notes on them. And so that makes them pretty special even if they're things that were never actually recorded. They are our first attempt." MORE OF TAUPIN'S ITEMS ON DISPLAY (SOUNDBITE) (English) BERNIE TAUPIN, SONGWRITER, SAYING: "He was, he was thrilled to get the catalog. You know, he was looking through it so who knows. He said, 'oh I'm going to bid on some of this stuff." VARIOUS OF MICHAEL JACKSON ITEMS CLOSE UP OF BLACK SHIRT WORN BY JACKSON CLOSE UP OF RED SHIRT WORN AND AUTOGRAPHED BY JACKSON VARIOUS OF 1989 'BAD' TOUR JACKET SIGNED BY JACKSON, ESTIMATED AT $100,000-200,000 (USD) (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARTIN NOLAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, JULIEN'S AUCTIONS, SAYING: "This is a really iconic jacket. The interesting thing you see is where Michael Jackson actually signed it before he donated the jacket in 1989. His name on it, and then his 1998 with 000 and an arrow. And people speculate that Michael believed that 1998 would be the year when he would in fact die." NOLAN POINTING OUT VARIOUS JACKSON AUCTION ITEMS ON DISPLAY JACKSON DRAWINGS ON DISPLAY VARIOUS OF JACKSON DRAWINGS (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARTIN NOLAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, JULIEN'S AUCTIONS, SAYING: "He was a great artist, a visual artist. He loved to sketch and draw. And we have over 30 of his original sketches and drawings that have never been seen before. He gave them to Dr. Hoeffflin, who was one of Michael Jackson's doctors, in the 80s and the 90s." VARIOUS OF JOHN LENNON GLASSES ON DISPLAY VARIOUS OF JOHN LENNON "PENNY LANE" VIDEO WORN GLASSES (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARTIN NOLAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, JULIEN'S AUCTIONS, SAYING: "These are actually one of my favorite items in the sale. John Lennon's glasses, custom glasses made in Japan for John Lennon. He wore on the video for Penny Lane." VARIOUS OF STAGE WORN AND "FAITH" MUSIC VIDEO BOOTS FROM GEORGE MICHAEL VARIOUS OF 1998 HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM BRITNEY SPEARS (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARTIN NOLAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, JULIEN'S AUCTIONS, SAYING: "And of course we have that letter from Britney Spears. It's the breakup letter where she - writes a letter to Reggie Jones who was her boyfriend for two years, early on as she was just becoming famous, from local hometown love of her life. And then she writes to him to tell him she's breaking up and sort of a sorry letter. He kept it until now and Reggie has decided that now is the time to let it go on." BLACK 1984 PRINCE WORN "PURPLE RAIN" JACKET, VERSACE JACKET WORN BY PRINCE ON MAGAZINE COVER IN 1995, BOB DYLAN LEATHER JACKET (LEFT TO RIGHT) WHITE GUITAR USED BY PRINCE AT FINAL PERFORMANCE IN MARCH 2016 ESTIMATED AT $60,000-80,000 BOB DYLAN USED GUITAR WIDE OF AUCTION ITEMS ON DISPLAY MICK JAGGER SIGNED JACKET WIDE OF AUCTION ITEMS ON DISPLAY HAT BOX FROM MOVIE "DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN" ESTIMATED AT $10,000-20,000 MADONNA WORN JACKET FROM MOVIE "DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN" ESTIMATED AT $80,000-100,000 WHITNEY HOUSTON STAGE WORN DRESS FROM 1998 ESTIMATED AT $2,000-4,000 LADY GAGA EVENT WORN GOWN FROM 2009 ESTIMATED AT $8,000-10,000 WIDE OF ALL AUCTION ITEMS ON DISPLAY
- Embargoed: 19th November 2018 22:00
- Keywords: Bernie Taupin Julien's Auctions Elton John Bad jacket Michael Jackson George Michael John Lennon
- Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES / UNKNOWN LOCATION
- City: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES / UNKNOWN LOCATION
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA003958CUAH
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Over 800 items from today and yesterday's music icons are sharing the stage for Julien's Auctions annual Icons &Idols: Rock-N-Roll sale.
The lyrics of some of Elton John's biggest hits - "Rocket Man," "I'm Still Standing," and the Princess Diana funeral version of "Candle in the Wind" - are included in the sale as the British musician's longtime collaborator, Bernie Taupin, clears out his archives.
"It's a little like giving back to the people that have followed you over the years. Maybe they can get a little piece of you, you know? That hopefully, you know, they can cherish just as much as I do," said the songwriter.
Taupin, the man behind more than 40 of John's hit songs, is selling a collection of his original lyrics, as well as colorfully illustrated versions of songs like "Bennie and the Jets" and "Yellow Brick Road."
A portion of the proceeds will go to the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Wounded Warrior Project.
The top lot is considered to be Michael Jackson's autographed "Bad" tour jacket estimated at $100,000-$200,000 (USD).
"This is a really iconic jacket. The interesting thing you see is where Michael Jackson actually signed it before he donated the jacket in 1989. His name on it, and then his 1998 with 000 and arrow. And people speculate that Michael believed that 1998 would be the year when he would in fact die," said Martin Nolan, executive director and chief financial officer of Julien's Auctions.
Other significant lots include drawings by Jackson, movie props from Madonna's film, "Desperately Seeking Susan," and guitars used by Prince, Bono and Bob Dylan.
The sale will be held at Hard Rock Cafe in New York on November 9-10. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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