Adam Yauch - 1964-2012

[djB]

He certainly lived life to the fullest.
A real inspiration.

[KingSpanner]

It took all of your posts for me to realize how much of my musical taste / clothing style / lifestyle now was influenced by the Beastie Boys. It's sad to wonder what Adam and Mike will do without him, or if they'll do anything at all. Reading RIP MCA is like reading RIP Beastie Boys, because I just don't think they'd go at it without him.

[RobMoney$]

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

R.I.P. Old friend. Thank You for the inspiration.