Adam Yauch - 1964-2012

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[Baseline]

Adam ♥ be blessed on your Bardo journey with the brightest light.

[DJSixosix]

Adam-

You influenced my life in many ways.

Prayers and positive thoughts to the Yauch family and Adam and Mike.

MCA, I know I will see you again, playing new music on new worlds someday.

God Bless you, Brother.

[werfreaks]

How it is possible to fall apart just knowing Adam is gone? I never knew him on a personal level but he was a massive part of my life. I can only imagine the pain his family and friends are going through. I hope he knew how many lives he touched and how greatly he will be missed. I would love to be celebrating his life right now but can't seem to stop crying. Perhaps tomorrow when the shock wears off a little. So many hearts are aching tonight.

Much love to MCA, his family, Ad-Rock and Mike D, and to all those who are hurting today.

<3 MCA we will miss you...

[TonyTone]

Yesterday in the Netherlands we were commemorating all the people who died in WWII, and just after that my friend called to say that MCA had passed away. I was shocked to hear that. I didn't even knew that Adam was sick

ADAM, Thanks for all you gave us!
Great music, cool and inspiring video clips and artwork, and of course the whole way and style you and the guys did it. Marvelous, great, dope!

Thank you for all you have done while being here with us!!!
Rest in peace bro!

Greets,
Tony
p.s. say hi to Shakyamuni Buddha for me will you

[silence7]

Originally Posted by werfreaks

How it is possible to fall apart just knowing Adam is gone? I never knew him on a personal level but he was a massive part of my life.

You're not alone in that respect. Grown man here, and I've been choked up all day... Some knew him, others like us knew him in our own way through the music. I don't know how anyone who knew him personally feels right now, but I totally understand the rest of us.. He was like a long distance friend who only e-mailed every once in a while. New album, Interview, magazine photos, we knew he was ok.... Until now.

[raluboon]

The world will never be the same again. I was 9 years old in 1986 when Licenced to Ill came out. That was also the year that my dad died. It was a hard year for me, but the Beasties helped me through it. I played that tape over and over again until it wouldn't play anymore. Since then, I have bought and loved every single B-Boys album and have absolutely worn each one of them out. In no small way, Beastie Boys has been part of the soundtrack to my life. No matter what kind of mood I was in, I could always count on the Beasties to make me smile and feel like a kid again. I'm incredibly sad right now to think that it's over. A world without Beastie Boys is no kind of world at all. Thank you, Mr. Yauch, for giving so much happiness, innocence, and pure joy to the world. You were one of a kind. Your passing leaves a hole in the world that will never again be filled... but your music will live forever. Beastie Boys for life!

[synch]

[Vitruz]

ciao MCA

[brmanuk]

I remember getting the 'Houston we have a problem...' announcement in 2009 and being gutted, but until the Rock and Roll Hall of fame I never thought It'd come to this. I'm so sad about this; I've never cried over a celebrity death before. Adam (and the rest of the Beasties) have been my musical idols for almost a decade now and he had an extremely positive influence on my life. Not only in how I appreciate music but how I appreciate other people. Adam talked about accepting other people who are different to yourself in order to create a harmonious world and that's something I've believed ever since I got into the Beasties' albums. Adam raised awareness for issues and things that I would never have otherwise known about and he just seemed like such a cool, positive guy to be around. Not only that, but he had awesome wacky rhymes, too

"Jump out of a window on to a parade balloon,
My style is iller than the goblins in Troll 2"

I'm going to see Troll 2 (for the first time) tonight at the cinema.

My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

RIP

[Franci]

Life is so unfair...
I have no words, only sadness

F*
Italy

[pesto pizza]

I've only ever given a fuck about 3 famous people.
People i've not seen in years contacted me last night,because when people think of me they think of the Beastie Boys.
This will change my life,just like when I first heard the Beastie Boys.

[MixMasterMikeD]

Originally Posted by pesto pizza

I've only ever given a fuck about 3 famous people.
People i've not seen in years contacted me last night,because when people think of me they think of the Beastie Boys.
This will change my life,just like when I first heard the Beastie Boys.

Same with me mate on the whole thing.

[DJPIGG]

SO sorry to hear of Adam's passing. Far too young; life is so unfair.

[Matchstikk]

Originally Posted by MixMasterMikeD

Same with me mate on the whole thing.

Same here also.

[Kayleigh2012]

First post and cant believe it's such a sad occassion, i've been lurking these boards for a long long time. I signed up about two weeks ago but i've been waiting for my account to be validated. I wanted to sign up so I could be part of the PWR2MCA project.

Anyways forget about me. I still cant believe it. I literally cant express to all of you how much I hate cancer. My thoughts are with the Beastie Boys and Yauchs family

[discopants]

Been years since I logged on to BBMB but still love the Beasties. First band I fell in love with. Can't believe it. So young, too fucking young.

[Dyno-mite]

I can't stop thinking of the affect the Beastie Boys have had on me over the years. The concerts, the records, the collection of all things them. All the good memories and pure enjoyment from their music and live shows that I have had will never go away. But, the hopes of more to come is all but over. That's selfish....I know. But they, all three, died a little today. The Beastie Boys are forever changed just as those of us who loved them are too. "MCA" you have made so many people happy................, may you truly rest in peace. We love you Y A U C H

[libbystones]

Gutted. Much love to his family xxxx thanks for everything xxxx

[TchikiBamBam]

Putain !
I will always listen to the beastie boys, toute ma putain de vie ! Eveything will be different without MCA but I will always waiting for new stuff from you guys, yeah, keep on playing for us !
much much love from France.

[Tomtomtom]

Heartbroken here. Why him ?
Some Beastie Boys concerts will stay as best memories of my life.
I was listening to Hello Nasty in the afternoon yesterday, some hours before hearing the news.
"I don't know" kept playing in my mind the whole night.

Many thoughts to Adam's family and friends.

[Justin]

I just learned of MCA's passing this morning. I cried like a little baby. It feels like that favorite uncle that just died who would always send you money and gifts but you never saw him. I also know it will never be the same again..EVER with the beastie boys.

MCA touched so many people with his music and lots of those are feeling very sad today, but MCA touched so many other people in other ways.

My heart goes out to Yauch's family today who I am mostly sad for.

[Chrisco83]

I heard this from my boss after only being at work for 20 mins this morning. I was shocked and without words. I've been dreading this day for a while. It was so hard bring at work today and not being able to let my emotions out. My boss played beastie buys all day and it made it that much harder. My wife picked me up, we got supper then went to our local doughnut shop. They were blaring ill communication, you could hear it from the parking lot. Then I saw they had a special doughnut called the mca with his pic above it. I had been holding my emotions in all day and once I saw that I started to loose it. Now that I'm home I can't stop crying

[M.C. Guevera]

There are condolences coming in from people who aren't even fans of the band, but respect what he's done in music and in life. I think *that* right there shows just how much of an impact he's had and what kind of a person he was.