Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock & Mike D remember Adam Yauch's "craziest" ideas

Bonnaroo 2009 - Day 2 - Beastie Boys Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Beastie Boys would've become the Beast-sea Boys if Adam "MCA" Yauch had his way.

During an appearance on the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and Michael "Mike D" Diamond remember their late bandmate as the kind of person who'd come up with the "craziest f****** idea," and then actually follow through and bring it to life. However, as Ad-Rock notes, not every one of Yauch's ideas were feasible.

"He wanted to do a tour underwater," Ad-Rock shares. "He really, really thought about it, had drawings and everything."

"There was a 'Lost City of Atlantis' fascination that went on for awhile," Mike D adds.

Yauch passed away in 2012, and the Beasties have remained disbanded. However, Ad-Rock and Mike D have continued to work on various projects together, including writing the Beastie Boys Book, which was adapted into the Beastie Boys Story documentary. In July, a 30th anniversary reissue of Ill Communication was released.

0
Comments on this article
0
On Air97X - Tampa Bay's New Alternative Logo

97X Green Room

Check out the latest videos and photos from our 97X Green Rooms in the Achieva Credit Union Sound Stage!


97X Videos

Check out videos from concerts, artist interviews, virtual performances & more!


97X Contests

Win concert tickets, artist experiences, awesome merch & more!


mobile apps

Everything you love about 97xonline.com and more! Tap on any of the buttons below to download our app.

amazon alexa

Enable our Skill today to listen live at home on your Alexa Devices!