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The actor has collected over 100 vintage guitars which he is now auctioning off with the hope of raising at least $1 million for Himalayan charities.
'It's like falling in love,' he told Guitar Aficionado magazine of the thrill of finding a new vintage instrument in shops on his travels.
'Each guitar makes you play differently - it's like touching a woman. How does she like it?,' he added, laughing.
'I'd always managed to find something that I liked, and the next thing I knew I had over 100 guitars!'
He is auctioning his collection through Christie's and using the money to build hospitals and schools in the Himalayas.
'Just imagine what we'll be able to build there. These guitars will change people's lives,' Gere said.
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Richard Gere News
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| 1 |  | Richard Gere guitar auction raises almost $1million The 62-year-old Pretty Woman actor generously decided to sell off his 107-strong guitar collection at Christie's auction house in New York on … | October 13, 2011 |
| 2 |  | Richard Gere and family visit Balinese temple The Pretty Woman star, now 61, visited the ancient landmark with his wife, Carey Lowell, 50, and their son, Horner, 11. Inside, according to local … | July 7, 2011 |