Warren Zevon Guitar: The Killers’ Dave Keuning Receives Final Gift

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* Warren Zevon‘s Advice: ⁢ David Letterman recalled Warren Zevon,knowing he was dying,advising him⁢ to “enjoy every sandwich.”
* The Guitar Hand-Off: After Zevon’s final appearance on Letterman’s show, Zevon gave‌ Letterman his guitar⁤ (a Modulus ⁣Graphite model) and asked him ​to “take care⁣ of it.”⁤ This deeply moved⁣ Letterman to ⁤tears.
* Return to Performance: Letterman brought the⁣ guitar to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and handed it to ​Dave Keuning of The Killers to play during a performance‍ of Zevon’s song “Lawyers, Guns ⁢and ‍Money,” alongside Waddy ​Wachtell.
* Rock ‍& Roll ⁤Hall of Fame Honors:

⁣ ​* Musical Influence Award: Warren Zevon and ​Salt-N-Pepa received this award.
* ​ Musical​ Excellence Award: Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins, and Carol Kaye ‌were inducted.
⁤ * Ahmet Ertegun award: Lenny Waronker was honored.
⁢ * ‌ Regular Inductees: Bad‌ Company, Chubby Checker, Joe ​Cocker, Cyndi ⁣lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden, and ⁤ [the text cuts off before listing the final inductee].

The story‌ centers around the poignant exchange between Letterman and⁤ Zevon, and the symbolic return of​ Zevon’s⁣ guitar to musical life at the Hall ‌of fame ceremony.