Adam Yauch

Musician

1964-08-05 – 2012-05-04

Adam Yauch, also known as MCA, was an American rapper and founding member of the Beastie Boys.

Quotes by Adam Yauch

That's the strange thing about making a record. You can be in one mood for an hour, put it on a record, and you're remembered that way.
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I started feeling this little lump in my throat, like you would feel if you have swollen glands or something like that, like you'd feel if you have a cold, so I didn't really think it was anything.
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It just seemed like Buddhism, especially Tibetan Buddhism - because that's mainly what I've been exposed to - was a real solid organization of teachings to point someone in the right direction. Some real well thought out stuff. But I don't know, like, every last detail about Buddhism.
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I was always tearing stuff apart to see how it worked.
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From being in Tibet and being around Tibetans, I feel like I've learned so much more about what brings a person happiness, about what actually brings myself happiness.
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Just as we were finishing 'Paul's Boutique' we got our own places, and I was going out to clubs a lot less. I got a bit more introverted and spent a lot more time on my own reading. I would just go down to the esoteric bookstore and wander around.
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I do think that all of the well wishes have contributed to the fact that my treatment and recovery are going well.
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I want to say a little something that's long overdue, the disrespect to women has got to be through. To all the mothers and the sisters and the wives and friends, I wanna offer my love and respect till the end.
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I kind of remember a friend of mine saying, like, you guys should make a rap record. You know, because we were already making punk records. We were a punk band. And I kind of thought, that's crazy.
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