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	\| birth_name = Adam Nathaniel Yauch		\| birth_name = Adam Nathaniel Yauch
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	'''Adam Nathaniel Yauch''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en\|j\|aʊ\|k}}; August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012), better known under the stage name '''MCA''',<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019~~-08-05~~\|title=Adam Yauch: Why MCA Was The Renaissance Man Of Hip-Hop\|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/adam-yauch-mca-beastie-boys/\|access-date=~~2019-09-~~11\|website=u discovermusic.}}</ref> was an American rapper, bass player, filmmaker and a founding member of the ] group ].		'''Adam Nathaniel Yauch''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en\|j\|aʊ\|k}}; August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012), better known under the stage name '''MCA''',<ref>{{Cite web\|date=August 5, 2019\|title=Adam Yauch: Why MCA Was The Renaissance Man Of Hip-Hop\|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/adam-yauch-mca-beastie-boys/\|access-date=September 11, 2019\|website=u discovermusic.}}</ref> was an American rapper, bass player, filmmaker and a founding member of the ] group ].

	Yauch founded ], an independent film production and ] based in New York City. As a ], he was involved in the ] and organized the ].<ref name="Tibet" /> He died in 2012 from ].<ref name="Rolling Stone Death" />		Yauch founded ], an independent film production and ] based in New York City. As a ], he was involved in the ] and organized the ].<ref name="Tibet" /> He died in 2012 from ].<ref name="Rolling Stone Death" />

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Born in ], ], Yauch was an only child. His father was an architect, and his mother was a social worker.<ref>{{citation\|title=Adam Yauch Dies at 47; Beastie Boy Became Advocate for Tibet\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=May 4, 2012\|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/adam-yauch-dies-at-47-beastie-boy/bc75e8598d8129c6da6b0dedbd4663cd\|access-date=May 6, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508051942/http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/adam-yauch-dies-at-47-beastie-boy/bc75e8598d8129c6da6b0dedbd4663cd\|archive-date=May 8, 2012\|url-status=dead~~\|df=mdy-all~~}}</ref><ref name=RollingStone>{{cite web\|author=Anthony DeCurtis \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-yauch-on-his-spiritual-journey-i-dont-care-if-somebody-makes-fun-of-me-20120504 \|title=Adam Yauch on His Spiritual Journey: 'I Don't Care If Somebody Makes Fun of Me'\|work= ] \|date=May 28, 1998 \|access-date= May 5, 2012}}</ref><ref name="forbes1">{{cite news\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/05/04/adam-mca-yauch-and-the-beastie-boys-hip-hop-pioneers/\|title=Adam 'MCA' Yauch And The Beastie Boys: Hip-Hop Pioneers\|last=O'Malley Greenburg\|first=Zack\|date=May 4, 2012\|work=Forbes\|access-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref><ref name="jj11">{{cite news\|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/thegodblog/item/beastie_boys_adam_yauch_jewish_legend_and_hip_hop_pioneer_has_died_20120504/\|title=Beastie ~~Boys’~~ Adam Yauch, Jewish legend and hip-hop pioneer, has died\|last=A. Greenberg\| first= Brad\| date= May 4, 2012\|work=Jewish Journal\|access-date=May 7, 2012 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119184511/http://www.jewishjournal.com/thegodblog/item/beastie_boys_adam_yauch_jewish_legend_and_hip_hop_pioneer_has_died_20120504/ \| archive-date=November 19, 2016 \| url-status=dead}}</ref> Yauch's mother was Jewish, and his father Catholic but he had a non-religious upbringing<ref name=RollingStone/> in ], Brooklyn.<ref name="nme.com"/>		Born in ], ], Yauch was an only child. His father was an architect, and his mother was a social worker.<ref>{{citation\|title=Adam Yauch Dies at 47; Beastie Boy Became Advocate for Tibet\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=May 4, 2012\|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/adam-yauch-dies-at-47-beastie-boy/bc75e8598d8129c6da6b0dedbd4663cd\|access-date=May 6, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508051942/http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/adam-yauch-dies-at-47-beastie-boy/bc75e8598d8129c6da6b0dedbd4663cd\|archive-date=May 8, 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=RollingStone>{{cite web\|author=Anthony DeCurtis \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-yauch-on-his-spiritual-journey-i-dont-care-if-somebody-makes-fun-of-me-20120504 \|title=Adam Yauch on His Spiritual Journey: 'I Don't Care If Somebody Makes Fun of Me'\|work= ] \|date=May 28, 1998 \|access-date= May 5, 2012}}</ref><ref name="forbes1">{{cite news\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/05/04/adam-mca-yauch-and-the-beastie-boys-hip-hop-pioneers/\|title=Adam 'MCA' Yauch And The Beastie Boys: Hip-Hop Pioneers\|last=O'Malley Greenburg\|first=Zack\|date=May 4, 2012\|work=Forbes\|access-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref><ref name="jj11">{{cite news\|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/thegodblog/item/beastie_boys_adam_yauch_jewish_legend_and_hip_hop_pioneer_has_died_20120504/\|title=Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, Jewish legend and hip-hop pioneer, has died\|last=A. Greenberg\| first= Brad\| date= May 4, 2012\|work=Jewish Journal\|access-date=May 7, 2012 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119184511/http://www.jewishjournal.com/thegodblog/item/beastie_boys_adam_yauch_jewish_legend_and_hip_hop_pioneer_has_died_20120504/ \| archive-date=November 19, 2016 \| url-status=dead}}</ref> Yauch's mother was Jewish, and his father Catholic but he had a non-religious upbringing<ref name=RollingStone/> in ], Brooklyn.<ref name="nme.com"/>

	Yauch attended ] in Brooklyn's ]. In high school, he taught himself to play the ]<ref name=time/> and formed Beastie Boys with John Berry, ], and ].<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news\|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/05/beastie-boys-adam-yauch-dies-at-age-47/1 \|title=Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch dies at age 47 \|work=USAToday.com \|access-date= May 5, 2012 \|date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> They played their first show—while still a ] band in the vein of ]—on his 17th birthday. He attended ] for two years before dropping out.<ref name=boston/>		Yauch attended ] in Brooklyn's ]. In high school, he taught himself to play the ]<ref name=time/> and formed Beastie Boys with John Berry, ], and ].<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news\|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/05/beastie-boys-adam-yauch-dies-at-age-47/1 \|title=Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch dies at age 47 \|work=USAToday.com \|access-date= May 5, 2012 \|date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> They played their first show—while still a ] band in the vein of ]—on his 17th birthday. He attended ] for two years before dropping out.<ref name=boston/>
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	In 2002, Yauch constructed a ] in New York City called ]. He began an ] distributing company called Oscilloscope Pictures.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/movies/09yauc.html\|title=Offstage, a Beastie Boy Enters the World of Independent Film\|first=Melena\|last=Ryzik\|newspaper=]\|date=September 8, 2008\|access-date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> He directed the 2006 Beastie Boys ], '']'', although in the DVD extras for the film, the title character in "A Day in the Life of Nathanial Hörnblowér" is played by ].		In 2002, Yauch constructed a ] in New York City called ]. He began an ] distributing company called Oscilloscope Pictures.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/movies/09yauc.html\|title=Offstage, a Beastie Boy Enters the World of Independent Film\|first=Melena\|last=Ryzik\|newspaper=]\|date=September 8, 2008\|access-date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> He directed the 2006 Beastie Boys ], '']'', although in the DVD extras for the film, the title character in "A Day in the Life of Nathanial Hörnblowér" is played by ].

	Beastie Boys had sold 40 million records worldwide by 2010.<ref name=boston>{{cite news\|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2012/05/04/simmons_adam_yauch_of_the_beastie_boys_dead_at_47/ \|title=Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47 \|publisher=Boston.com \|date=May 2, 2008 \|access-date= May 4, 2012 \|first=Jake \|last=Coyle}}</ref> In April 2012, the group was inducted into the ]. Yauch was inducted '']'' due to his illness.<ref name=time>{{cite news\|last=Gray\|first=Madison\|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/04/adam-yauch-mca-of-the-beastie-boys-dies-after-cancer-battle/\|title=Adam Yauch, MCA of the Beastie Boys, Dies After Cancer Complications\| work= Time.com\|access-date= May 4, 2012\|date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> His bandmates paid tribute to him; a letter from Yauch was read to the audience.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2012/04/15/19634311.html \|title=Yauch misses Hall of Fame ceremony \|work=London Free Press \|access-date=May 4, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508024611/http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2012/04/15/19634311.html \|archive-date=May 8, 2012 \|url-status=dead ~~\|df=mdy-all~~ }}</ref>		Beastie Boys had sold 40 million records worldwide by 2010.<ref name=boston>{{cite news\|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2012/05/04/simmons_adam_yauch_of_the_beastie_boys_dead_at_47/ \|title=Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47 \|publisher=Boston.com \|date=May 2, 2008 \|access-date= May 4, 2012 \|first=Jake \|last=Coyle}}</ref> In April 2012, the group was inducted into the ]. Yauch was inducted '']'' due to his illness.<ref name=time>{{cite news\|last=Gray\|first=Madison\|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/04/adam-yauch-mca-of-the-beastie-boys-dies-after-cancer-battle/\|title=Adam Yauch, MCA of the Beastie Boys, Dies After Cancer Complications\| work= Time.com\|access-date= May 4, 2012\|date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> His bandmates paid tribute to him; a letter from Yauch was read to the audience.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2012/04/15/19634311.html \|title=Yauch misses Hall of Fame ceremony \|work=London Free Press \|access-date=May 4, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508024611/http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2012/04/15/19634311.html \|archive-date=May 8, 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	In 2011, Yauch received the Charles Flint Kellogg Award in Arts and Letters from ], the college he attended for two years. The award is "given in recognition of a significant contribution to the American artistic or literary heritage".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bard.edu/catalogue/index.php?aid=10819&sid=669146\|title=Academics – Bard College Catalogue\| publisher= Bard College\|access-date=May 4, 2012}}</ref>		In 2011, Yauch received the Charles Flint Kellogg Award in Arts and Letters from ], the college he attended for two years. The award is "given in recognition of a significant contribution to the American artistic or literary heritage".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bard.edu/catalogue/index.php?aid=10819&sid=669146\|title=Academics – Bard College Catalogue\| publisher= Bard College\|access-date=May 4, 2012}}</ref>
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	Yauch was a practicing ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987164,00.html\|work=Time Magazine\| date=October 13, 1997\|title=Buddhism in America\| first= David\| last= Van Biema\|first2=Jeanne\|last2=McDowell}}</ref> He became an important voice in the ],<ref name="Tibet">{{cite news \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/adam-yauch-dead-tibet_n_1478359.html \|title=Adam Yauch Of Beastie Boys Remembered For Tibetan Activism, Freedom Concerts \|publisher=The Huffington Post \| first=Eleanor \|last=Goldberg \|date=May 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tibet/interviews/yauch.html \|title=FRONTLINE:Online Interview with Adam Yauch \|publisher=] }}</ref> creating the ], a nonprofit organization devoted to Tibetan independence and organized several benefit concerts to support the cause, including the ].<ref name=time/><ref name=newsday/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Tibet+supporter+Yauch+of+Beastie+Boys+fights+with+cancer&id=25182 \|title=Tibet supporter Yauch of Beastie Boys fights with cancer \|publisher=www.phayul.com \|date=July 21, 2009 \|access-date= May 4, 2012}}</ref>		Yauch was a practicing ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987164,00.html\|work=Time Magazine\| date=October 13, 1997\|title=Buddhism in America\| first= David\| last= Van Biema\|first2=Jeanne\|last2=McDowell}}</ref> He became an important voice in the ],<ref name="Tibet">{{cite news \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/adam-yauch-dead-tibet_n_1478359.html \|title=Adam Yauch Of Beastie Boys Remembered For Tibetan Activism, Freedom Concerts \|publisher=The Huffington Post \| first=Eleanor \|last=Goldberg \|date=May 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tibet/interviews/yauch.html \|title=FRONTLINE:Online Interview with Adam Yauch \|publisher=] }}</ref> creating the ], a nonprofit organization devoted to Tibetan independence and organized several benefit concerts to support the cause, including the ].<ref name=time/><ref name=newsday/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Tibet+supporter+Yauch+of+Beastie+Boys+fights+with+cancer&id=25182 \|title=Tibet supporter Yauch of Beastie Boys fights with cancer \|publisher=www.phayul.com \|date=July 21, 2009 \|access-date= May 4, 2012}}</ref>

	In the 1994 Beastie Boys single "]", he rapped the verse: "I want to say a little something ~~that’s~~ long overdue / The disrespect to women has to got to be through / To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends / I want to offer my love and respect till the end".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/mcas-feminist-legacy/\|title=~~MCA’s~~ Feminist Legacy\|last=Valenti\|first=Jessica\|date=2012~~-05-08~~\|access-date=2019~~-06-03~~\|language=en-US\|issn=0027-8378}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media \| title=] \| author=] \| publisher=], ] \| medium=song \| date=1994 \|time=2:03}}</ref>		In the 1994 Beastie Boys single "]", he rapped the verse: "I want to say a little something that's long overdue / The disrespect to women has to got to be through / To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends / I want to offer my love and respect till the end".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/mcas-feminist-legacy/\|title=MCA's Feminist Legacy\|last=Valenti\|first=Jessica\|date=May 8, 2012\|access-date=June 3, 2019\|language=en-US\|issn=0027-8378}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media \| title=] \| author=] \| publisher=], ] \| medium=song \| date=1994 \|time=2:03}}</ref>

	In 1995, while attending a speech by the ] at ], he met his wife, ] Dechen Wangdu. They married in 1998 and had a daughter, Tenzin Losel, the same year.<ref name=time/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://blogs.forward.com/sisterhood-blog/155827/adam-yauch-feminist-ally/\|title=Adam Yauch, Feminist Ally - Sisterhood\|last=Seltzer\|first=Sarah\|date=May 4, 2012\|website=The Forward\|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref><ref> May 5, 2012</ref>		In 1995, while attending a speech by the ] at ], he met his wife, ] Dechen Wangdu. They married in 1998 and had a daughter, Tenzin Losel, the same year.<ref name=time/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://blogs.forward.com/sisterhood-blog/155827/adam-yauch-feminist-ally/\|title=Adam Yauch, Feminist Ally - Sisterhood\|last=Seltzer\|first=Sarah\|date=May 4, 2012\|website=The Forward\|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref><ref> May 5, 2012</ref>
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	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==

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American rapper and filmmaker

Adam Yauch
Yauch in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Adam Nathaniel Yauch
Also known as	MC Adam MCA Nathanial Hörnblowér Bloach Abednego
Born	(1964-08-05)August 5, 1964 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	May 4, 2012(2012-05-04) (aged 47) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop rap rock hardcore punk alternative hip hop rock opera
Occupations	Musician rapper songwriter filmmaker
Instruments	Vocals bass guitar upright bass keyboard
Years active	1979–2012

Website	beastieboys.com

Musical artist

Adam Nathaniel Yauch (pronounced /jaʊk/; August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012), better known under the stage name MCA, was an American rapper, bass player, filmmaker and a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys.

Yauch founded Oscilloscope Laboratories, an independent film production and distribution company based in New York City. As a Buddhist, he was involved in the Tibetan independence movement and organized the Tibetan Freedom Concert. He died in 2012 from parotid cancer.

Early life and education

Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Yauch was an only child. His father was an architect, and his mother was a social worker. Yauch's mother was Jewish, and his father Catholic but he had a non-religious upbringing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.

Yauch attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood. In high school, he taught himself to play the bass guitar and formed Beastie Boys with John Berry, Kate Schellenbach, and Michael Diamond. They played their first show—while still a hardcore punk band in the vein of Reagan Youth—on his 17th birthday. He attended Bard College for two years before dropping out.

Beastie Boys

Further information: Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys, a hip-hop trio, released their first album Licensed to Ill on Def Jam Records when Yauch was 22. He directed many of Beastie Boys' music videos, often under the pseudonym Nathaniel Hörnblowér.

In 2002, Yauch constructed a recording studio in New York City called Oscilloscope Laboratories. He began an independent film distributing company called Oscilloscope Pictures. He directed the 2006 Beastie Boys concert film, Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!, although in the DVD extras for the film, the title character in "A Day in the Life of Nathanial Hörnblowér" is played by David Cross.

Beastie Boys had sold 40 million records worldwide by 2010. In April 2012, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yauch was inducted in absentia due to his illness. His bandmates paid tribute to him; a letter from Yauch was read to the audience.

In 2011, Yauch received the Charles Flint Kellogg Award in Arts and Letters from Bard College, the college he attended for two years. The award is "given in recognition of a significant contribution to the American artistic or literary heritage".

Other independent work

He directed the 2008 film Gunnin' For That #1 Spot about eight high school basketball prospects at the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic at Rucker Park in Harlem, New York City. Yauch produced Build a Nation, the comeback album from hardcore/punk band Bad Brains. In addition, Oscilloscope Laboratories also distributed Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy (2008) and Oren Moverman's The Messenger (2009).

Personal life and views

Yauch was a practicing Buddhist. He became an important voice in the Tibetan independence movement, creating the Milarepa Fund, a nonprofit organization devoted to Tibetan independence and organized several benefit concerts to support the cause, including the Tibetan Freedom Concert.

In the 1994 Beastie Boys single "Sure Shot", he rapped the verse: "I want to say a little something that's long overdue / The disrespect to women has to got to be through / To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends / I want to offer my love and respect till the end".

In 1995, while attending a speech by the Dalai Lama at Harvard University, he met his wife, Tibetan American Dechen Wangdu. They married in 1998 and had a daughter, Tenzin Losel, the same year.

In 1998, during the MTV Video Music Awards, when receiving the Video Vanguard Award, Yauch condemned America's wars in Muslim countries and prejudice against Muslims and Arabs. Artist Cihan Kaan wrote an obituary in Al Jazeera that Yauch was "Muslim Americans' hero, and America's personal Jewish Gandhi".

Illness, death and legacy

In 2009, Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous parotid gland and lymph node. He underwent surgery and radiation therapy, delaying the release of Hot Sauce Committee Part Two and the subsequent tour. He was unable to appear in music videos for the album. Yauch became a vegan on the recommendation of his doctors. At the time, Yauch described the cancer as "very treatable".

Yauch died at age 47 on May 4, 2012. Upon his death, fellow musicians and artists paid tribute. Russell Simmons of Def Jam Records said that Yauch "was incredibly sweet and the most sensitive artist, whom I loved dearly". Ben Stiller tweeted that Yauch "stood for integrity as an artist". Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam said that Yauch was "a crazy talent whose contributions with his band were inspirational and consistently ground breaking". Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke wrote: "We looked up to the Beastie Boys a lot when we were starting out and how they maintained artistic control making wicked records but still were on a major label and the Tibetan Freedom Concerts they organized had a very big influence on me personally and the way Adam conducted himself and dealt with it all impressed me a lot. He was a mellow and smart guy. May he rest in peace." Eminem said in an interview, "Adam Yauch brought a lot of positivity into the world and I think it's obvious to anyone how big of an influence the Beastie Boys were on me and so many others." Three days after Yauch's death, bandmate Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz posted a note on the Beastie Boys' Tumblr page about it, acknowledging the pain of losing Yauch and his admiration for him.

In his last will and testament, Yauch left instructions that his music could not be used in advertising, though the legal validity of such an instruction has been questioned.

Phish dedicated their cover of "Sabotage" to Yauch during a July 7, 2012 concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. On May 3, 2013, ceremonies were held to rename the Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn Heights to Adam Yauch Park.

Discography

Main article: Beastie Boys discography

with Beastie Boys

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Yauch Announcement on YouTube
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External links

Adam Yauch discography at Discogs
Appearances on C-SPAN
Adam Yauch on Charlie Rose
MCA at IMDb
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Village Voice Slideshow Dedication of Adam Yauch Park

Interviews

Interview in Shambhala Sun
Audio interview on the.LIFE Files
Interview on "Gunnin' For That #1 Spot" at IFC, June 2008

v t e Beastie Boys
Ad-Rock John Berry Mike D MCA Kate Schellenbach
Studio albums	Licensed to Ill Paul's Boutique Check Your Head Ill Communication Hello Nasty To the 5 Boroughs The Mix-Up Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Compilations	Some Old Bullshit The In Sound from Way Out! Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science Solid Gold Hits Beastie Boys Music
EPs	Polly Wog Stew An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego Pretzel Nugget Root Down Aglio e Olio Nasty Bits Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1) The Mix-Up Bonus Tracks
Live musicians	Rick Rubin Doctor Dré DJ Hurricane Money Mark Eric Bobo Alfredo Ortiz Mix Master Mike
Associated acts	The Young and the Useless Dust Brothers Mario Caldato Jr. BS 2000 The Latch Brothers
Filmography	Beastie Boys Video Anthology Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! Fight for Your Right Revisited Beastie Boys Story
Related articles	Discography Songs Grand Royal The Beastles Oscilloscope Laboratories Simply Mortified
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Awards for Adam Yauch

MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction

Tim Newman (1984)
Jean-Baptiste Mondino (1985)
Steven Barron (1986)
Stephen R. Johnson (1987)
Andy Morahan and George Michael (1988)
David Fincher (1989)
David Fincher (1990)
Tarsem (1991)
Mark Fenske (1992)
Mark Pellington (1993)
Jake Scott (1994)
Spike Jonze (1995)
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (1996)
Beck (1997)
Jonas Åkerlund (1998)
Torrance Community Dance Group (1999)
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (2000)
Spike Jonze (2001)
Joseph Kahn (2002)
Jamie Thraves (2003)
Mark Romanek (2004)
Samuel Bayer (2005)
Robert Hales (2006)
Samuel Bayer (2007)
Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto (2008)
Marc Webb (2009)
Francis Lawrence (2010)
Adam Yauch (2011)
Romain Gavras (2012)
David Fincher (2013)
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2014)
Colin Tilley and the Little Homies (2015)
Melina Matsoukas (2016)
Dave Meyers and The Little Homies (2017)
Hiro Murai (2018)
Calmatic (2019)
Taylor Swift (2020)
Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino (2021)
Taylor Swift (2022)
Taylor Swift (2023)
Taylor Swift (2024)

v t e Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Class of 2012
Performers	Beastie Boys Ad-Rock, Mike D, Adam Yauch The Blue Caps Tommy Facenda, Cliff Gallup, Dickie Harrell, Bobby Jones, Johnny Meeks, Jack Neal, Paul Peek, Willie Williams The Comets Joey Ambrose, Franny Beecher, Danny Cedrone, Johnny Grande, Ralph Jones, Marshall Lytle, Rudy Pompilli, Al Rex, Dick Richards, Billy Williamson The Crickets Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis, Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan Donovan The Famous Flames Bobby Bennett, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth, Johnny Terry Guns N' Roses Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Axl Rose, Slash, Matt Sorum, Izzy Stradlin The Midnighters Henry Booth, Billy Davis, Cal Green, Arthur Porter, Lawson Smith, Charles Sutton, Norman Thrasher, Sonny Woods The Miracles Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers, Claudette Rogers, Marv Tarplin, Ronnie White Laura Nyro Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea, John Frusciante, Jack Irons, Anthony Kiedis, Josh Klinghoffer, Cliff Martinez, Hillel Slovak, Chad Smith Small Faces/Faces Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, Steve Marriott, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
Early influences	Freddie King
Non-performers (Ahmet Ertegun Award)	Don Kirshner
Award for Musical Excellence	Tom Dowd Glyn Johns Cosimo Matassa

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