Adam Yauch - 1964-2012

[Swooziemoonshoe]

Hi peeps, I hope you won't mind me joining just to post here. I've actually lurked on the Beastie boards on and off since 2000, fan since about '94. My interest in the Beasties has waxed and waned over the years and the news took me a bit by surprise, but I have found it so incredibly sad, and a week on I am still getting tearful. I'm 34 and have never reacted like this to the passing of a musician before, I'm quite overwhelmed by my sadness and I just wanted to hang out here with other people who get it.

I think the Beasties inspire loyalty for so many reasons; their great music, incredibly entertaining personalities and performances, and their extremely cool attitudes being some. As everyone is noting, MCA was a great artist but the way he pulled off his public social conscience while maintaining a sense of humour and a lack of pomposity has never been replicated by anyone else ever. Plus the dynamic between the three of them was always so joyful, and the loss of one member of the indestructible three-piece is too heartbreaking to bear.

Anyway sorry again for leaping in for the first time at this sad time, but this is the only place I can think of to join with others feeling the same way. Love to you all, RIP MCA x

[tpk]

Originally Posted by Swooziemoonshoe

Hi peeps, I hope you won't mind me joining just to post here. I've actually lurked on the Beastie boards on and off since 2000, fan since about '94. My interest in the Beasties has waxed and waned over the years and the news took me a bit by surprise, but I have found it so incredibly sad, and a week on I am still getting tearful. I'm 34 and have never reacted like this to the passing of a musician before, I'm quite overwhelmed by my sadness and I just wanted to hang out here with other people who get it.

I think the Beasties inspire loyalty for so many reasons; their great music, incredibly entertaining personalities and performances, and their extremely cool attitudes being some. As everyone is noting, MCA was a great artist but the way he pulled off his public social conscience while maintaining a sense of humour and a lack of pomposity has never been replicated by anyone else ever. Plus the dynamic between the three of them was always so joyful, and the loss of one member of the indestructible three-piece is too heartbreaking to bear.

Anyway sorry again for leaping in for the first time at this sad time, but this is the only place I can think of to join with others feeling the same way. Love to you all, RIP MCA x

great post. welcome to the boards, don't second guess your instincts on posting here we all share your thoughts this is what makes me feel better seeing new faces but old time fans sharing their love for yauch. it will always be appreciated.

[DthatsME]

Used to post some back in the day but mostly lurk. I've been on the board damn near every single day since way back but I'm not the type to have too much to say.

Now I feel like I have to say something.

It's been a week and I'm still so gutted over it. The boys have been the only constant in my life since I was 2 years old in 1986. I'm now 28. The influence they have had on me and my life is staggering. So much of who I am can easily be traced back to them. This really feels like losing a friend and family.

I'm still trying to search for words but so many have already expressed it so beautifully. Seeing that I'm not the only one that felt so deeply for our boy makes me feel a little better.

I love and miss you, Adam. I can never express my gratitude for the values you, Adam, and Mike taught me and all the cool shit you opened my eyes to.

My heart is with his family, his crew at O-scope, and of course the rest of the team. From $ Mark, Alfredo, MMM, Cey, and so on and on.

And of course all of you guys.

Long burn the fire.

[Zeno]

Damn, I still can't believe it. Even here in Holland the pain is still very real. Will miss new Musical master pieces of MCA. But I thank him for what he has given us.

Adam MCA Yauch will be the master for ever.

RIP

[YoungRemy]

Originally Posted by Zeno

Adam MCA Yauch will be the master for ever.

A flow master of disaster with a sound that's gone...

so put your worries on hold
get up and groove with the rhythm in your soul

[JasonP]

Originally Posted by Zeno

Damn, I still can't believe it. Even here in Holland the pain is still very real. Will miss new Musical master pieces of MCA. But I thank him for what he has given us.

Adam MCA Yauch will be the master for ever.

RIP

Here's hopin' the vault is full of goodies and we are lucky enough to get a chance to experience them.

[sab0tage]

Originally Posted by JasonP

Here's hopin' the vault is full of goodies and we are lucky enough to get a chance to experience them.

+1

[mugsy5591]

Don't know if anybody on here listens to the Greg Proops podcast The Smartest Man In The World, but he did a long tribute to Yauch on this weeks show. Check it: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSmartest

[JoLovesMCA]

One of Adam's old girlfriend's... Well I can't confirm this but she was in photos with him in the 80's. Anyway she commented on an old photo of them together on our facebook fanpage. She has some tribute photos up too. Nice seeing all of those people who were in his life come out and pay their respects.

Edit: She was his girlfriend. She just confirmed that. cool.

Ugh I cried at work today and had to tell people I had something in my eye when they walked past me. I am a wreck. Margarita night thankfully.

Edit again: Had to add what she said about Adam passing.

Unofficial Beastie memorial at MOCA Geffen, last day, with video tribute. Strong turnout. Saw a lot of old faces. Represented NYC in da Haus. Met people I had heard about for years! Was told a special message, that Yauch tried every treatment in the book. The best of the best! He gave it his all! It was his time to go! He was ready! He finished his mission. His message? Do something good in the world. Care about people. Give back. Everyone you contact with, you can influence Positively! ---Aura

(He tried every treatment in the book? Breaks my heart.)

[DthatsME]

Originally Posted by JoLovesMCA

"He was ready! He finished his mission. His message? Do something good in the world. Care about people. Give back. Everyone you contact with, you can influence Positively!"

That definitely sounds like our man alright.

I know I will continue to try to be a better person in his honor just as he's always inspired me to do.

[BrooklynNico]

I find it hard to express myself about Yauch's passing. While I of course can no where understand the depths of the pain and loss his family and friends may feel I can honestly say that I feel like a part of my youth and musical life was stolen from me. No matter how many years have passed since the Beastie's entered my life with their music and message they have always seemed timeless and ageless to me. I knew Yauch was battling cancer like so many millions of other people on this planet but never for a second did I think it would catch such a loving, passionate, true person.

I've read all the tributes in all the papers, online and whatever else I come across and it only reaffirms my belief that Yauch and his musical brothers did and gave much more to this world than most can aspire. Mad props to true talent, class and love. NYC forever, Beasties forever, Yauch forever.

[nypb]

Originally Posted by BrooklynNico

I find it hard to express myself about Yauch's passing.

I thought you did a fine job in your first post; I went back and read it a few times. Hang in there, all of us feel a great loss and something is missing that will never be replaced. Hopefully, time will heal and we'll always have the music.

[beasties#1fan]

Originally Posted by JoLovesMCA

One of Adam's old girlfriend's... Well I can't confirm this but she was in photos with him in the 80's. Anyway she commented on an old photo of them together on our facebook fanpage. She has some tribute photos up too. Nice seeing all of those people who were in his life come out and pay their respects.

Edit: She was his girlfriend. She just confirmed that. cool.

Ugh I cried at work today and had to tell people I had something in my eye when they walked past me. I am a wreck. Margarita night thankfully.

Edit again: Had to add what she said about Adam passing.

Unofficial Beastie memorial at MOCA Geffen, last day, with video tribute. Strong turnout. Saw a lot of old faces. Represented NYC in da Haus. Met people I had heard about for years! Was told a special message, that Yauch tried every treatment in the book. The best of the best! He gave it his all! It was his time to go! He was ready! He finished his mission. His message? Do something good in the world. Care about people. Give back. Everyone you contact with, you can influence Positively! ---Aura

(He tried every treatment in the book? Breaks my heart.)

WAIT........who was it...because i have someone in mind...and i hope its not the girl im thinkng of...D:

[M.C. Guevera]

Now I'm watching Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That. It feels good.

EDIT: Then MCA goes into the crowd and I get sad.

[JoLovesMCA]

Originally Posted by beasties#1fan

WAIT........who was it...because i have someone in mind...and i hope its not the girl im thinkng of...D:

Aura is her name. They dated from 86-92... And then I believe he met Lisa after that. Aura, Lisa, Mario C, and many others did have a gathering in honor of MCA. There is a photo of them all holding up a photo of Yauch... Here is the link:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

[benchillin]

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wow that pic really brought it home.

[beasties#1fan]

Originally Posted by JoLovesMCA

Aura is her name. They dated from 86-92... And then I believe he met Lisa after that. Aura, Lisa, Mario C, and many others did have a gathering in honor of MCA. There is a photo of them all holding up a photo of Yauch... Here is the link:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

But he was with Ione in 89'
but thanks for the link!

[beasties#1fan]

Originally Posted by JoLovesMCA

Aura is her name. They dated from 86-92... And then I believe he met Lisa after that. Aura, Lisa, Mario C, and many others did have a gathering in honor of MCA. There is a photo of them all holding up a photo of Yauch... Here is the link:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

one chick looks like ione skye in this picture
its really cool that they got togther and did this!
i sadly havent seen anyp picture of aura and lisa with horovitz in the 80's or 90s

[llasaApso]

Originally Posted by mugsy5591

Don't know if anybody on here listens to the Greg Proops podcast The Smartest Man In The World, but he did a long tribute to Yauch on this weeks show. Check it: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSmartest

Good stuff! Thanks

"There is an orb spinning above the Himalayas tonight and it is filled with the life spirit of Adam Yauch!"

[M.C. Guevera]

It's been a week and I still can't believe it. But the tributes continue to pour in. Amazing.

I know that the world is still turning, life goes on, and there's other things to worry about. I even found myself wrapped up in the N.C. gay marriage ban controversy this week. First thing I thought about besides Yauch's death.

Still, there's that sadness in the air that just won't go away.

I will say, that the amount of love and respect that the Beastie Boys are getting continues to blow my mind. Maybe I just didn't pay attention, but I can't remember the last time a celebrity death got this much outpouring of sorrow and grief other than Michael Jackson's death. It's been repeated everywhere: This death hits hard.

I sometimes wondered if we were the last of a dying breed. In a world where more kids know who Souljaboytellem is than MCA. In a world where a song whose chorus is just the word "Ass" repeated ad nauseum is played more than "Make Some Noise". In a world where "Sabotage" gets less votes than a typical Lil' Wayne "bitches and hoez" music video (this really did happen), I worried if the Beastie Boys would fade further into obscurity with each passing generation.

Well, now, I don't worry about that. The tweets, the blog posts, the mixes, the covers...they all say that the Beastie Boys affected more lives than even we realized. That these three skinny punks from New York meant more to people than even *they* realized. It's heartwarming but bittersweet that it had to take a death for this love to finally come out. People are genuinely depressed about this. They aren't joking. No matter who they are, they are sad.

If this week has taught me anything, it's that the Beastie Boys are one of the most universally adored bands to ever exist. Right up there with The Beatles and Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. Yeah, I went there. They're most certainly in the Top 10. Top 5 even. They get that "Fuck Yeah!" reaction 9 times out of 10. That's hard to do.

[a.k.a me]

Originally Posted by midzi

Maybe I was naive but it never crossed my mind he could die of this cancer. Never.

Same. This is, I think, one of the reasons why I'm still in denial... a week later, I'm still in denial.

Originally Posted by M.C. Guevera

Adrock was the heart, Mike D was the brains and MCA was the soul of the Beastie Boys.

Love it.

[llasaApso]

So, did Adam's funeral happen already? I read somewhere that it was being delayed because he was a Buddhist and as he was also Jewish they had to work it all out. But that can't be right as he and his wife are Buddhists, so surely his funeral will be 100% Buddhist too?
Great that they kept it all so private and away from the press.

[M.C. Guevera]

I heard it was because they wanted to find a way to honor his parents too.

And yes, this should be private, as in no press and no paparazzi whatsoever. Don't want Adrock to get pissed and have to go after a paparazzo and get arrested. Again.

I don't know if I could take looking at funeral pictures anyway.

[Randetica]

Originally Posted by M.C. Guevera

I heard it was because they wanted to find a way to honor his parents too.

And yes, this should be private, as in no press and no paparazzi whatsoever. Don't want Adrock to get pissed and have to go after a paparazzo and get arrested and be forced to do community service. Again.

I don't know if I could take looking at funeral pictures anyway.

i feel the same way

[beasties#1fan]

Originally Posted by M.C. Guevera

And yes, this should be private, as in no press and no paparazzi whatsoever. Don't want Adrock to get pissed and have to go after a paparazzo and get arrested. Again.

.

Haha, yeah forrrrrreal!

[cj hood]

Originally Posted by llasaApso

So, did Adam's funeral happen already? I read somewhere that it was being delayed because he was a Buddhist and as he was also Jewish they had to work it all out. But that can't be right as he and his wife are Buddhists, so surely his funeral will be 100% Buddhist too?
Great that they kept it all so private and away from the press.

@nelsongeorge: Attended beautiful, chill memorial for Adam Yauch tonight in New York. It allowed lot of folks to share grief, memories. Honored to be there

[llasaApso]

Originally Posted by cj hood

@nelsongeorge: Attended beautiful, chill memorial for Adam Yauch tonight in New York. It allowed lot of folks to share grief, memories. Honored to be there

Ah, thank you cj hood for that.

[M.C. Guevera]

I wouldn't be surprised if that tumblr post from Adrock and the Facebook status update from Mike D are the last we hear from them for months.

[carvelcake]

I'm sorry for the intrusion folks, but I have no where else to go to share my feelings. I've been contemplating what I want to say for over a week now and no one in my real life gets it. I came here because I believe you all will appreciate my memories. When I heard that Adam had cancer almost 3 years ago I didn't really think too much of it. He made it sound like no big deal and I treated it as such. I'm not going to sit here and act like the biggest Beastie Boys fan ever because I'm not. I'm ashamed to admit that after Hello Nasty (which I love BTW) I lost touch with the B-boys. I was lucky enough to see them live in 1998 in Philly on the Hello Nasty tour. I will never forget the rotating center stage, and when they played Paul Revere every single person in that arena was on their feet singing along. It was such a wonderful experience. I'm 37 and I started listening to them at age 12. I was knee deep in LTI, PB, CYH & IC all throughout high school and college. I wore Adidas because of them, I still do to this day. I drive Volkswagens because of them. My husband will only eat Carvel ice cream cakes on his birthday because of Cookie Puss. Without even realizing it, these three men impacted our lives greatly. Maybe in a superficial way, but they did none the less. As I said I lost touch with them over the years, life happened, kids, house, job. My musical taste never changed, per say, but I found myself drawn into Tool and all it's counterparts. I did not learn of Adam's humanitarian efforts until after his passing. When I heard he lost his battle with cancer last Friday, my eyes immediately filled with tears. Even now a week later I still cry when I see his face, read a touching article, or listen to their cds. I have rediscovered my love for them. When my husband and I married we joined our cd collection. We have 2 of every album from LTI through Hello Nasty. Without realizing it, MCA impacted my life. Without realizing it, 3 boys from NYC made me smile, made me laugh and made me think. I'm surprised at my reaction to MCA's passing....I don't know why its different....it just is. I feel like I've lost a life long friend, and honestly can't stop crying. I felt the need to come here and unload. All my love to Adam's family, friends, and of course Mike D and Ad Rock. I still can't comprehend that this has happened. I'm sure like others I expected to see them all into old geezer age like on the Sound of Science Anthology. Rest peacefully, Adam. You made yourself clear.

[JoLovesMCA]

Originally Posted by carvelcake

I'm sorry for the intrusion folks, but I have no where else to go to share my feelings. I've been contemplating what I want to say for over a week now and no one in my real life gets it. I came here because I believe you all will appreciate my memories. When I heard that Adam had cancer almost 3 years ago I didn't really think too much of it. He made it sound like no big deal and I treated it as such. I'm not going to sit here and act like the biggest Beastie Boys fan ever because I'm not. I'm ashamed to admit that after Hello Nasty (which I love BTW) I lost touch with the B-boys. I was lucky enough to see them live in 1998 in Philly on the Hello Nasty tour. I will never forget the rotating center stage, and when they played Paul Revere every single person in that arena was on their feet singing along. It was such a wonderful experience. I'm 37 and I started listening to them at age 12. I was knee deep in LTI, PB, CYH & IC all throughout high school and college. I wore Adidas because of them, I still do to this day. I drive Volkswagens because of them. My husband will only eat Carvel ice cream cakes on his birthday because of Cookie Puss. Without even realizing it, these three men impacted our lives greatly. Maybe in a superficial way, but they did none the less. As I said I lost touch with them over the years, life happened, kids, house, job. My musical taste never changed, per say, but I found myself drawn into Tool and all it's counterparts. I did not learn of Adam's humanitarian efforts until after his passing. When I heard he lost his battle with cancer last Friday, my eyes immediately filled with tears. Even now a week later I still cry when I see his face, read a touching article, or listen to their cds. I have rediscovered my love for them. When my husband and I married we joined our cd collection. We have 2 of every album from LTI through Hello Nasty. Without realizing it, MCA impacted my life. Without realizing it, 3 boys from NYC made me smile, made me laugh and made me think. I'm surprised at my reaction to MCA's passing....I don't know why its different....it just is. I feel like I've lost a life long friend, and honestly can't stop crying. I felt the need to come here and unload. All my love to Adam's family, friends, and of course Mike D and Ad Rock. I still can't comprehend that this has happened. I'm sure like others I expected to see them all into old geezer age like on the Sound of Science Anthology. Rest peacefully, Adam. You made yourself clear.

Thanks for sharing your story. I always said that you didn't have to be deep into this fandom to feel the loss. Adam and the Beasties were something special to everybody. Something timeless and apart of all of our lives in some form. I think this is why so many folks are having a hard time accepting that apart of us died with him and the band.

I love reading how this band inspired so many.