The Beastie Boys Quotes
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I have no idea about the state of rap. I don't pay attention. I just listen to old music that I have.
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I kind of idolized older punk-rock and hip-hop bands, and I was, like, 15 when I started the Beastie Boys. And what business did we having doing that at that age?
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It's never been our intention to sell millions of albums, but if our message touches that many people, then so be it.
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That's what real punk is about - doing it yourself and building a community where people share ideas and share creativity.
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I do really enjoy Jay McInerney's wine writing. He's a good writer. He brings his fiction-writing skillset. He's not afraid to put wine in kind of a racy context and speak very candidly about it.
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Every vote matters.
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Food was always a focus for us, lyrically.
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We're kind of doing what Bob McAllister did with 'Wonderama,' which is making people realize that kids are people, too.
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For 'Paul's Boutique,' we had a lot more money and a lot more time. It was definitely more on our own terms.
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I would say think about the thing that makes you happiest, and do that. If it's drawing or dancing or listening to music or bowling, whatever it is that makes you happy, I would focus on that, and you'll definitely gain some confidence.
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I was going to clubs in Manhattan when I was 14.
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We make all the decisions on our records... We have complete veto power.
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We never thought we were musicians. We just thought we were in a band.
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In the time we made 'To the 5 Boroughs,' there was a political seriousness because of what was happening in the world.
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I don't know if it's just me getting older or if it's a reflection of times changing, but it just seems to me like among most of my friends and peers, there's a lot more time being spent at home than out.
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Obviously, there are moments that you look back at and cringe - things in the past involving violence or disrespect to women or disrespect to other people that are so far away from what I want to put out there now. But it's actually a privilege to be able to change and be making records that reflect that change.
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Take what you're good at and give to the cause that you care most about.
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For a dude, I think I do cook. I'm a stay-at-home parent a lot of the time.
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When I first became aware of music, it was probably the same way a lot of people do - even more suburban or rural people - from my older brothers playing music.
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It might shock you, but I haven't been to that many fashion shows, and I'd never done a commissioned piece for a fashion house.
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Wine needs to have a context in a social gathering to fulfill its historical place in this world.
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To me, the whole thing with the roots of rap music was when the DJ had to supply all the music for the group with two turntables. And the whole criteria of what that DJ would use had nothing to do with what type of band made a record.
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It's what happens when you've been in the game a long time. We had to grow up in a very public way.
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I don't think about Yauch in the form of his death. I think about him in the form of his life. He was like my closest older brother. There's just so much that we lived through together.