AdamK
05-20-2012, 08:09 AM
I’ve struggled with this over the past couple weeks and I haven’t really known what to say, but I knew I had to get something off my chest.
Like many of you I grew up with Beastie Boys music in the background of my life… ranging from listening to my License to Ill tape while doing homework in Junior High, or listening to Paul’s Boutique in my POS car in High School and most everyone that heard it asking who it was… to a 38 year old man that shares Beastie music with his 8 and 10 year old sons. (My boys can recite almost all of Paul Revere without any help… and I know I won’t win any Father of the year awards for that, but I’m still proud.)
I have to admit at first when Adam died, I was numb…. I didn’t know what to think and I continued to get texts and emails from friends saying how sad they were and how much their music meant to us growing up… As time went by it sunk in and I was surprised by how someone I never met in real life could have such an effect on me and I’ve searched for the words to explain it. (Of course they were a part of my growing up like everyone else here… but we’ve all had music we listened to growing up and plenty of artists have died and had no effect on me). Adam’s passing was so different… the past couple weeks I’ve been formulating what I would say in my head…. and this morning while reading a Facebook post by Matthew Hamilton (which is a great read by the way) Matt describes apoint where he’s telling AD-ROCK how Adam’s passing has affected him and he’s starting to get choke upped… AD-ROCK grabs his shoulder and says “WE grew up together” and motions back and forth between himself and Matt with his finger.
I have to admit, my eyes welled with tears at that, and I’m tearing up now as I type this… but AD-ROCK put it simply, not only did we growup listening to the Beastie Boys but they grew up with us… and they consider us as much of their family as we consider them part of ours. Here’s AD-ROCK who’s lost a brother taking out time to talk with fans and offer them comfort (fuck, I’m crying again).
Anyways, I apologize for all the rambling… but I needed to talk with others that are going through this like I am… I offer my thoughts and prayers to everyone, especially Adam’s wife and daughter, Mike and Adam, and the rest of the Beastie Family.
Now that I’m drained, it’s time for coffee and a smoke.
Peace
Like many of you I grew up with Beastie Boys music in the background of my life… ranging from listening to my License to Ill tape while doing homework in Junior High, or listening to Paul’s Boutique in my POS car in High School and most everyone that heard it asking who it was… to a 38 year old man that shares Beastie music with his 8 and 10 year old sons. (My boys can recite almost all of Paul Revere without any help… and I know I won’t win any Father of the year awards for that, but I’m still proud.)
I have to admit at first when Adam died, I was numb…. I didn’t know what to think and I continued to get texts and emails from friends saying how sad they were and how much their music meant to us growing up… As time went by it sunk in and I was surprised by how someone I never met in real life could have such an effect on me and I’ve searched for the words to explain it. (Of course they were a part of my growing up like everyone else here… but we’ve all had music we listened to growing up and plenty of artists have died and had no effect on me). Adam’s passing was so different… the past couple weeks I’ve been formulating what I would say in my head…. and this morning while reading a Facebook post by Matthew Hamilton (which is a great read by the way) Matt describes apoint where he’s telling AD-ROCK how Adam’s passing has affected him and he’s starting to get choke upped… AD-ROCK grabs his shoulder and says “WE grew up together” and motions back and forth between himself and Matt with his finger.
I have to admit, my eyes welled with tears at that, and I’m tearing up now as I type this… but AD-ROCK put it simply, not only did we growup listening to the Beastie Boys but they grew up with us… and they consider us as much of their family as we consider them part of ours. Here’s AD-ROCK who’s lost a brother taking out time to talk with fans and offer them comfort (fuck, I’m crying again).
Anyways, I apologize for all the rambling… but I needed to talk with others that are going through this like I am… I offer my thoughts and prayers to everyone, especially Adam’s wife and daughter, Mike and Adam, and the rest of the Beastie Family.
Now that I’m drained, it’s time for coffee and a smoke.
Peace