Mike D and Adrock on Beastie Boys Feminism, Adam Yauch’s Hornblower VMA Disruption
Jimmy brings Questlove into his video chat with Mike D and Adrock to discuss their Spike Jonze-helmed live documentary, Beastie Boys Story, the genius of Paul’s Boutique and supporting Food Bank for New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beastie Boys Story premieres Friday, April 24: https://apple.co/3e8DdgV
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Mike D and Adrock on Beastie Boys Feminism, Adam Yauch’s Hornblower VMA Disruption
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I also remember getting a beastie boys bootleg cd in 1999 that had Rock Hard on it. The internet is wonderful but nothing for me compared to being a teenager discovering music from bootlegs, magazines and word of mouth at that time. For all music genres for me but yeah. I had a bootleg cassette in 1994 or 95 of AZ vs Nas and Meth vs Chef. Had a bunch of heavy metal cassettes like that and local groove funk stuff. Was kind of the last era to enjoy it before limewire, napster and all blew up
I bought Paul's Boutique on cassette in 1998 I believe or 97 but I think 98. Just was heading into college (which I was kicked out twice for other reasons) but I pretty much spent a year or more everyday with the same couple of cassettes. Paul's Boutique, Led Zep's Houses of the Holy, Raekwon Purple tape. We had no internet in the house and we didn't have cable tv so I had no MTV. I just bought it to buy it and glad I did. Yeears later I bought it CD and record in NYC at J&L before they closed down. I think I originally got it because local radio 92.3 Krock was playing Hey Ladies and that ended up being my least favorite on the album once I got to delve into it. So great and creative.
Older Ad Rock looks like Chester Bennington to me, and Mike D reminds me of Crispin Glover. Also, MCA looked like Aiden Gillen, who played Littlefinger from Game of Thrones to me.
Jimmy Fallon has to ask those defunct questions. "Did you know that song would get as big as it did? Did you know the band would become as big as it has?"
I heard Pauls' Boutique for the first time in '93 on a road trip in a mates car on tape and it blew me away. We must have played that tape so much from then on.
Saw them live in 98 on the circular stage, and then saw Mike and Adam for the book tour in London – that was kinda sad, it felt like a heartfelt 'thank you, we love you… Goodbye'.
"Looked out my window/ Looked over the city / With 2 black eyes / You're girl ain't that pretty / Why you wanna beat your brat with a bat / Why you wanna treat your girl like that?" If anything else, "What Comes Around" shows some minor stances on domestic abuse, or at least so it would seem.
I have a theory that the release of Paul's Boutique was an attempt to echo the non-release of SMiLE. Hear me out:
What brought this to my attention was Mike D claiming many times (including most recently on this very interview) that during the production of Paul's Boutique, the Boys heard Nation of Millions by Public Enemy, and this made them feel "defeated". Mike claimed they thought Public Enemy beat them to their new sound. Not only can this not be true because they sampled that very record on Eggman ("now they got me in a cell") but it also perfectly echoes the famous situation where Brian Wilson heard Strawberry Fields for the first time in a car and had to pull over. He felt "defeated" that the Beatles beat him to Smile with the stuff they were doing on Sgt Pepper. The "defeated" story was just too similar to ignore.
Other notable similarities I've noticed: -Both have colorful storefronts on the cover -Same label, same city, possibly same building, Capitol Records in LA-Both albums had harsh reactions from said label -Both have indirect Beatles influences/ties -Both used groundbreaking production techniques and DIY sounds (farm animal noises, rapping into old headphones, falling into pianos, 5 piece chicken dinner, barrels of fire in the studio, kaleidoscopic plunderphonics, LSD prophecies, eggs in faces, so on.)-Both considered too "ahead of their time" to be understood right away by fans and critics
The difference between the two is the fragile Brian Wilson couldn't take the pressure or reluctance from the label to release such an album, so he shelved it- the Beasties couldn't give a damn and released it anyway, boldly claiming it the "Sgt Pepper of Rap" at its release party. In a way it's almost like they fulfilled the prophecy for Brian.
I love Paul's Boutique. Yes Mike, I bought it when it came out. I thought it was cool as fk that the tape was blue, but let's not act like that album comes close to CHECK YOUR HEAD. That album is their masterpiece. The whole album is like a great movie. You put it in and from beginning to end it's fking fantastic.
I got the Boutique cassette when it came out and loved it, but none of my friends in central Pennsylvania farm country were much into any eclectic types of music. Paul Revere had made it and Run DMC was mildly known, but nobody in my circle heard of it. I loved CAR THEIF, DAY AND A YEAR, and most of the album, and now it just seems like a piece of my childhood. I will admit, there are other albums I like more, but I really liked the huge jump in creativity. Check your Head and Ill Communication were my favs. but I really have to listen to the whole first four or five together.
Paul's Boutique DID change my life, and i live in Argentina, and i BOUGHT IT when it came out! In cassette! Brought from a stewardess from USA! You know what that means? I was 15 years old
I bought Paul's Boutique when I was 8 years old in '89 and I loved it. Since then my understanding of it has grown, and I love it even more.
I also remember getting a beastie boys bootleg cd in 1999 that had Rock Hard on it. The internet is wonderful but nothing for me compared to being a teenager discovering music from bootlegs, magazines and word of mouth at that time. For all music genres for me but yeah. I had a bootleg cassette in 1994 or 95 of AZ vs Nas and Meth vs Chef. Had a bunch of heavy metal cassettes like that and local groove funk stuff. Was kind of the last era to enjoy it before limewire, napster and all blew up
I bought Paul's Boutique on cassette in 1998 I believe or 97 but I think 98. Just was heading into college (which I was kicked out twice for other reasons) but I pretty much spent a year or more everyday with the same couple of cassettes. Paul's Boutique, Led Zep's Houses of the Holy, Raekwon Purple tape. We had no internet in the house and we didn't have cable tv so I had no MTV. I just bought it to buy it and glad I did. Yeears later I bought it CD and record in NYC at J&L before they closed down. I think I originally got it because local radio 92.3 Krock was playing Hey Ladies and that ended up being my least favorite on the album once I got to delve into it. So great and creative.
To The Five Boroughs is an unheralded masterpiece that doesn’t get enough love
Older Ad Rock looks like Chester Bennington to me, and Mike D reminds me of Crispin Glover. Also, MCA looked like Aiden Gillen, who played Littlefinger from Game of Thrones to me.
i got Pauls Boutique when it came out…i still play it today! I have lp red tape and on cd
Jimmy Fallon has to ask those defunct questions. "Did you know that song would get as big as it did? Did you know the band would become as big as it has?"
Nice big speaker behind Mike D.
Green tape that's a I know
so funny. I love What comes around. I thought the samples in it were brilliant.
I had Paul’s Boutique right when it came out on cassette. I wore that thing out. Now have it on cd a couple times and LP.
Mad respect. Not much else to say.
I heard Pauls' Boutique for the first time in '93 on a road trip in a mates car on tape and it blew me away. We must have played that tape so much from then on.
This was amazing and im stoned it was great Pauls Boutique one the greatest albums
Saw them live in 98 on the circular stage, and then saw Mike and Adam for the book tour in London – that was kinda sad, it felt like a heartfelt 'thank you, we love you… Goodbye'.
One Jimmy’s best interviews.
I love you Mike D and Adam! I love your early years. Paul's boutique, check your head
Great stuff, glad I found it. Thanks YT? For real, I just legitimately said that.
"Looked out my window/ Looked over the city / With 2 black eyes / You're girl ain't that pretty / Why you wanna beat your brat with a bat / Why you wanna treat your girl like that?"
If anything else, "What Comes Around" shows some minor stances on domestic abuse, or at least so it would seem.
Man, they did a ton of press on this book and movie, but this was the best interview they did. by miles.
What comes around goes around is a great song!
i love the beastie boys so much they’re just the root of my soul
4 Legends all together. 🙂
The vagabond raft dimensionally crash because connection proximally agree after a messy canvas. unique, wise asterisk
The straight up love means everything.
I have a theory that the release of Paul's Boutique was an attempt to echo the non-release of SMiLE. Hear me out:
What brought this to my attention was Mike D claiming many times (including most recently on this very interview) that during the production of Paul's Boutique, the Boys heard Nation of Millions by Public Enemy, and this made them feel "defeated". Mike claimed they thought Public Enemy beat them to their new sound. Not only can this not be true because they sampled that very record on Eggman ("now they got me in a cell") but it also perfectly echoes the famous situation where Brian Wilson heard Strawberry Fields for the first time in a car and had to pull over. He felt "defeated" that the Beatles beat him to Smile with the stuff they were doing on Sgt Pepper. The "defeated" story was just too similar to ignore.
Other notable similarities I've noticed:
-Both have colorful storefronts on the cover
-Same label, same city, possibly same building, Capitol Records in LA-Both albums had harsh reactions from said label
-Both have indirect Beatles influences/ties
-Both used groundbreaking production techniques and DIY sounds (farm animal noises, rapping into old headphones, falling into pianos, 5 piece chicken dinner, barrels of fire in the studio, kaleidoscopic plunderphonics, LSD prophecies, eggs in faces, so on.)-Both considered too "ahead of their time" to be understood right away by fans and critics
The difference between the two is the fragile Brian Wilson couldn't take the pressure or reluctance from the label to release such an album, so he shelved it- the Beasties couldn't give a damn and released it anyway, boldly claiming it the "Sgt Pepper of Rap" at its release party. In a way it's almost like they fulfilled the prophecy for Brian.
Horowitz looking like a nursing home nana
I think Quest is right about 3ft, A Nation, and Paul's boutique
I love Paul's Boutique. Yes Mike, I bought it when it came out. I thought it was cool as fk that the tape was blue, but let's not act like that album comes close to CHECK YOUR HEAD. That album is their masterpiece. The whole album is like a great movie. You put it in and from beginning to end it's fking fantastic.
I got the Boutique cassette when it came out and loved it, but none of my friends in central Pennsylvania farm country were much into any eclectic types of music. Paul Revere had made it and Run DMC was mildly known, but nobody in my circle heard of it. I loved CAR THEIF, DAY AND A YEAR, and most of the album, and now it just seems like a piece of my childhood. I will admit, there are other albums I like more, but I really liked the huge jump in creativity. Check your Head and Ill Communication were my favs. but I really have to listen to the whole first four or five together.
Mike starting to look and sound like Robert Dinero
I have always loved the Beasties but damn… Mike D is looking like my friend named Mike's grandmother.. She makes excellent pink tea
Paul's Boutique DID change my life, and i live in Argentina, and i BOUGHT IT when it came out! In cassette! Brought from a stewardess from USA! You know what that means? I was 15 years old
I love Ad rock. I love all them dudes. Still fukn depressed about Mca