Mike Z
03-15-2013, 12:39 PM
I haven't posted on here in forever but lately I've been curious about something. I know Yauch and Horowitz posted the video revealing that Yauch had a form of cancer around 2009 and everything with the new album got put on hold while he received treatment. Then we didn't hear anything for a while and he eventually updated us saying he's recovering and that it was "touch and go" for a while. Then the album was finally getting released and Yauch was strong enough to shoot the Fight for Your Right Revisited mini-video.
This is where my confusion is because if he was strong enough to shoot the movie why didn't the boys appear in any of the videos for the album? I know they appeared as the cops at the end but that was brief and to the casual viewer they wouldn't even know it was the Beastie Boys.
So the album gets released and things are looking up and then suddenly about a year later he passes away. Was there a recurrence of the cancer? Did it spread? Did doctors mess something up? Was he seeking a holistic cure that ultimately didn't work? I'm just confused because I really thought they were on the verge of continuing on like they always had and then suddenly he's gone.
I know this is a sore subject but any info would be appreciated.
This is where my confusion is because if he was strong enough to shoot the movie why didn't the boys appear in any of the videos for the album? I know they appeared as the cops at the end but that was brief and to the casual viewer they wouldn't even know it was the Beastie Boys.
So the album gets released and things are looking up and then suddenly about a year later he passes away. Was there a recurrence of the cancer? Did it spread? Did doctors mess something up? Was he seeking a holistic cure that ultimately didn't work? I'm just confused because I really thought they were on the verge of continuing on like they always had and then suddenly he's gone.
I know this is a sore subject but any info would be appreciated.