Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch dies at 47

[norm]

I hear ya Joe, I think the last time I was this upset over a musician passing it was George Harrison.

i think the last time i was this upset about a musician dying was kurt...like then, in the back of your mind the likelihood of him dying was great because of his likely terminal disease...in adam's case, cancer...and it fucking pisses me off

[chiquimonkey]

I hear ya Joe, I think the last time I was this upset over a musician passing it was George Harrison.

i think the last time i was this upset about a musician dying was kurt...like then, in the back of your mind the likelihood of him dying was great because of his likely terminal disease...in adam's case, cancer...and it fucking pisses me off

I think this is upsetting me more than Kurt passing. I've been corresponding with old friends all day about MCA, we all remember how huge their music was to us back in the day, and still is. Been listening to him for over 25 years, it's crazy.

[mca47]

What I find amazing despite this sad day...

You read news articles on CNN, MSNBC, etc. and sure enough they have people's comments at the bottom. 99% of the time, the comments are people talking out of their ass about any range of topics.

I've read a number of those today, and it seems like everyone was hit hard by this. So much respect for Adam...and deserving so!

I'm still upset about this, and I know I will for some time.

[LiLiNY81]

Well I will say this...I'm damn proud to be from the same place as him (and the other Beastie Boys). They represent NY'ers so well. True inspirations and pioneers.

[voidofman]

Back in '94 I wanted to record "So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?" if I had an answering machine.

[Thoughts_Arrive]

So sad.
For all you Aussie fans, Rage are planning a tribute show for next weekend.

[Porchsitter]

I can't believe how much this affected me when I got the news even after having slept on it over the night. I knew Adam was sick, but I felt like he would recover from it and move on. There are so many memories tied to the Beastie Boys, and the one of the best concert experiences of my life was seeing the Beastie Boys the night after I first saw Pearl Jam in Atlanta back in '98. While I love Pearl Jam and have loved all the shows I've attended, I still say to this day that the Beastie Boys is the best show I've ever seen live. The first album I ever received was "Thriller," but the first album I ever asked for was "Licensed to Ill." You will be so incredibly missed, Adam Yauch, but you will never be forgotten. RIP

[Sprunkn7]

so very sad to hear this news.

[QuarterToTen]

I can't believe how much this affected me when I got the news even after having slept on it over the night.

Yep, little by little our youth slowly begins to fade away, some losses hitting harder than others.
Very sad news.

[eeriepadave]

They had some of the best videos ever.

Wonder if what Mike D and Ad Rock are gonna do? You can't really replace him, IMO. Are they gonna do solo albums?

[norm]

not a colplay fan by any means but major props for them for this from last night at the hollywood bowl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVr4UP9n ... ure=colike

[chiquimonkey]

They had some of the best videos ever.

Wonder if what Mike D and Ad Rock are gonna do? You can't really replace him, IMO. Are they gonna do solo albums?

I think that's another reason this hits so hard. It's not only the loss of MCA, but the end of the Beastie Boys overall. I can't imagine them going on without him.

[iamica]

I'm not really into rap, but the Beastie Boys were such a huge presence in the music world that they couldn't be ignored. Very sorry to hear this, I knew he had cancer but I was hoping he'd pull through. RIP.

[MissJam81]

[Cliffy6745]

not a colplay fan by any means but major props for them for this from last night at the hollywood bowl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVr4UP9n ... ure=colike

Yeah, man. That's awesome. What a fucking shame.