David Bowie's handwritten Jean Genie lyrics sold for £57,000 at auction.

 The vocalist, who passed on in 2016, gave the sheet to the organizer behind the debut David Bowie Group of followers during the 1970s.
David Bowie


The melody, taken from the Aladdin Rational collection, was delivered as a solitary in 1972 and arrived at number 2 in the UK outlines.
Omega Sales' Dan Hampson said the proprietor had chosen to leave behind them in the wake of seeing Bowie's verses for his hit Starman ...sell for £203,500 in 2022.
The verse sheet for The Jean Genie contained 18 lines on a piece of A4 lined paper, which was named, marked and dated by Bowie.
The demigod initially gave it to American fan Neal Peters after he established the New York-based group of followers in 1973.
Jean Genie lyrics


The closeout parcel likewise remembered a 2009 letter for Neal Peters Assortment writing material, which itemized how Bowie gave Mr Peters the verses, alongside a few copied records connecting with the group of followers and Mr Peters.Mr Hampson, the bartering chief at the St Helens sales management firm, said the pre-deal gauge for the sheet had been somewhere in the range of £50,000 and £70,000.
He said the merchant had been "in control of this unbelievable set for a couple of years and chosen to sell subsequent to seeing the astounding cost accomplished when we sold the Starman verses the year before".
After The Jean Genie deal, barker Paul Fairweather said the firm was "very much satisfied with the cost accomplished for this memorable arrangement of verses".

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