“He had come so far, done so much, played so many roles along the way, but even in the final months of his too-short life, Adam Yauch kept it going full steam. Teenage punk; semi-malicious egg-tossing prankster; underrated bass player; world’s first credible white rapper; beer-guzzling hell-raiser; pothead; acidhead; skier; skater and snowboarder; Buddhist; outspoken feminist; Tibetan activist; friend to the Dalai Lama; music-video and documentary director; indie-movie distributor; vegan; husband; father - he was all of these things, trading in outmoded selves like used vinyl when enlightenment beckoned.”
‘The Many Lives of a Beastie Boy: Adam Yauch 1964-2012’, Rolling Stone, June 7, 2012
