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(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PAUL REVERE")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) Now here's a little story I got to tell about three bad brothers you know so well.

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

We know them as the Beastie Boys.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PAUL REVERE")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) Way back in history with Adrock, M.C.A and me, Mike D.

GREENE: All right. So their real names are Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch and Michael Diamond. Yauch died of cancer in 2012, and the two surviving members, Horovitz and Diamond, have now published a collective memoir1, simply called, "Beastie Boys Book." They spoke2 to Rachel Martin about it.

RACHEL MARTIN, BYLINE3: It's interesting to read about how the Beastie Boys came to know each other when they were teenagers and find their sound. But, honestly, what drew me to this book was the idea of these guys, now men in their 50s, reflecting back on their life. And I really had one main question. Had the Beastie Boys actually grown up? And as you will hear in the following exchange, the answer is sort of. Here's Adam Horovitz reading an excerpt4 from the book about the lost art of mix tapes.

ADAM HOROVITZ: (Reading) I'm not trying to be all, well, back in my day, we had to carry blocks of ice up a mountain made of shards5 of broken glass just to get a drink of a hatful of rain. But it's true that the physical relationship to music was different. There was more touching6, holding, caressing7 and finessing8.

MARTIN: Hmm.

HOROVITZ: Mike? Mike.

MICHAEL DIAMOND: Well, I never - up until that moment, Adam...

HOROVITZ: I'm still reading.

MARTIN: Oh, my...

DIAMOND: Like, it's a very...

HOROVITZ: Wait. Where am I reading till?

DIAMOND: That was a very sort of...

HOROVITZ: Wait. Am I still...

DIAMOND: ...Sensual...

MARTIN: You're still reading.

DIAMOND: ...Description of cassettes.

MARTIN: Mike, shh.

You're just going to have to trust me when I tell you that the two of them interrupted each other throughout our conversation with inside jokes. And by this point, I had earned that shush. But that was their allure9, right? In the early 1980s, the Beastie Boys were breaking all the rules. They were these punk teenagers running around Manhattan, going to clubs they shouldn't have been in, making music that wasn't supposed to be for them.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BRASS10 MONKEY")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) Brass monkey. That funky11 monkey. Brass monkey junkie...

MARTIN: Rap was black music. It was underground music. It wasn't something, like, teenage white guys did. So why? What made you think that people would take you seriously?

DIAMOND: Well, people taking us seriously wasn't something that was really a consideration for us.

MARTIN: You didn't care.

DIAMOND: (Laughter). The second we heard rap music, it wasn't like anything else that we'd heard before it. So that was, like, that's what we wanted to do. And, probably like so many other teenagers at the time, whatever rap 12-incher would've come out we would put on and just play over, and over, and over and memorize every single word. Then you just feel like, I can rap now 'cause I know every word to Jimmy Spicer's "Super Rhyme."

MARTIN: (Laughter).

DIAMOND: And then I'd actually have to give our environment and our parents props12 in the weird13 way of that was this New York City thing of you can do whatever you want to do. You didn't have this thing of, oh, you can't do that 'cause you're this.

MARTIN: Right.

DIAMOND: That was definitely the atmosphere.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "(YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY)")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) Kick it.

MARTIN: Things take off in, like, a really big way. And all of a sudden, you're touring with Madonna. You're all over the place. You've got your own shows. You've got girls in cages. You've got all kinds of things happening.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "(YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY)")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) You've got to fight for your right to party.

MARTIN: When you look back at some of the videos or just the performances, is there any bit of you that cringes?

HOROVITZ: It used to be all of the bit of me that cringed. And now there's definitely a bit of me that cringes. It's very cringey.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GIRLS")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) Girls. All I really want is girls.

DIAMOND: Well, I think a lot of what we did for a period of time was definitely cringe-worthy. First we started sort of making fun of something. Before you sort of know it, you're, like, oh, I'm this guy who's enjoying doing this thing.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GIRLS")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) Girls to do the dishes. Girls to clean up my room. Girls to do the laundry and in the bathroom. Girls.

DIAMOND: And time goes by and you're like, wait; I didn't sign up to really be this person, and now that's sort of my job to be that person. And how do I change that up now?

MARTIN: Right. 'Cause it also made you real famous.

DIAMOND: Well, it made us famous, and also we were super, super fortunate and grateful, the fact that we got to sort of grow.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SURE SHOT")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) 'Cause you can't, and you won't and you don't stop. 'Cause you can't, and you won't and you don't stop. Well, you can't, and you won't and you don't stop. Mike D come and rock the sure shot. I've got the brand-new doo...

MARTIN: In '94, there was a song, "Sure Shot," where Adam Yauch essentially14 apologizes to women.

HOROVITZ: Yeah.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SURE SHOT")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) I want to say a little something that's long overdue15. The disrespect to women has got to be through. To all the mothers and the sisters and the wives and friends, I want to offer my love and respect till the end.

MARTIN: Was that earnest or was that ironic16 or, what was that about?

DIAMOND: No. I think he's very earnest when he says, disrespect to women has got to be through. And I actually think it's better than an apology because it's more like, this is where we're at and this is what we're saying.

MARTIN: How much of it was about Adam Yauch?

DIAMOND: I think a lot of it was about Yauch because he had this vision for things, but it was really about - for all of us, that we all felt this freedom that we're going to make what we want to make. You know, everything gets so big and so chaotic17 and so beyond our control, but out of all that, we realized, wait. It's just the three of us. We need to figure this out and not listen to anybody else. And that somehow served us incredibly well.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "INTERGALACTIC")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) Now, when it comes to envy, y'all is green. Jealous of the rhyme and the rhyme routine. Another dimension, new galaxy18. Intergalactic planetary.

MARTIN: Whether it was apologizing for disrespecting women or focusing on life outside the band, Adam Yauch was the guy pushing the other two in new directions.

HOROVITZ: He just did the thing that you weren't supposed to do. You know, he was the Buddhist19, Free Tibet guy that, you'd see him at the after-after party for some fashion thing.

DIAMOND: And be completely comfortable in his own skin. And everything made sense with him, and everything in between the extremes made sense.

HOROVITZ: But he was also the - if you were like, oh, man, the radiator20 broke in my apartment. He would be like, I'll fix it. And then he would just fix it.

DIAMOND: Very good point. He actually has installed not one but two water filtration systems for me in my home.

MARTIN: (Laughter).

DIAMOND: So that's the truth.

HOROVITZ: Well, Adam was a licensed21 installer.

DIAMOND: Sounds like a joke, but it's true. It's the truth.

MARTIN: Really?

HOROVITZ: Yeah.

DIAMOND: Yeah.

MARTIN: And this is what our conversation is like. Between the constant ribbing and inside jokes, there are sincere moments of reflection. They talk about their music, their friendship and the guy who taught them to fix radiators22, to care about human rights, to own up to mistakes, to grow up.

DIAMOND: My friend is somebody that I loved so much and was such a huge influence on me. I miss him dearly and daily. You know, it's a nice thing. I have this little lens. Like, OK, what would Yauch say?

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TRIPLE TROUBLE")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) 'Cause I'm a specializer, rhyme reviser. Ain't selling out to advertisers. What you get is what you see. Come on. And you won't see me in the advertising23.

MARTIN: That's Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys. Their new book is called "Beastie Boys Book."

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TRIPLE TROUBLE")

BEASTIE BOYS: (Rapping) If - if you - want to know - want to know - the real deal about the three, well, let me tell you, we're triple trouble, y'all. We're going to bring you up to speed.


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1 memoir O7Hz7     
n.[pl.]回忆录,自传;记事录
参考例句:
  • He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
  • In her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中,她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。
2 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
3 byline sSXyQ     
n.署名;v.署名
参考例句:
  • His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
  • We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。
4 excerpt hzVyv     
n.摘录,选录,节录
参考例句:
  • This is an excerpt from a novel.这是一部小说的摘录。
  • Can you excerpt something from the newspaper? 你能从报纸上选录些东西吗?
5 shards 37ca134c56a08b5cc6a9315e9248ad09     
n.(玻璃、金属或其他硬物的)尖利的碎片( shard的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Eyewitnesses spoke of rocks and shards of glass flying in the air. 目击者称空中石块和玻璃碎片四溅。 来自辞典例句
  • Ward, Josh Billings, and a host of others have survived only in scattered shards of humour. 沃德、比林斯和许多别的作家能够留传下来的只是些幽默的残章断简。 来自辞典例句
6 touching sg6zQ9     
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
参考例句:
  • It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • His letter was touching.他的信很感人。
7 caressing 00dd0b56b758fda4fac8b5d136d391f3     
爱抚的,表现爱情的,亲切的
参考例句:
  • The spring wind is gentle and caressing. 春风和畅。
  • He sat silent still caressing Tartar, who slobbered with exceeding affection. 他不声不响地坐在那里,不断抚摸着鞑靼,它由于获得超常的爱抚而不淌口水。
8 finessing 3cf22f2e3bec7da928b0c7dd8176f8f3     
v.手腕,手段,技巧( finesse的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • I was reduced to finessing at the conference table. 我只能依靠在会议桌上运用计谋了。 来自辞典例句
  • International capital poured into Swedish factories, which were busy finessing new technologies. 国际资本大量注入正忙着创造新科技的瑞典工厂。 来自互联网
9 allure 4Vqz9     
n.诱惑力,魅力;vt.诱惑,引诱,吸引
参考例句:
  • The window displays allure customers to buy goods.橱窗陈列品吸引顾客购买货物。
  • The book has a certain allure for which it is hard to find a reason.这本书有一种难以解释的魅力。
10 brass DWbzI     
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
参考例句:
  • Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
11 funky 1fjzc     
adj.畏缩的,怯懦的,霉臭的;adj.新式的,时髦的
参考例句:
  • The kitchen smelled really funky.这个厨房有一股霉味。
  • It is a funky restaurant with very interesting art on the walls.那是一家墙上挂着很有意思的绘画的新潮餐馆。
12 props 50fe03ab7bf37089a7e88da9b31ffb3b     
小道具; 支柱( prop的名词复数 ); 支持者; 道具; (橄榄球中的)支柱前锋
参考例句:
  • Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
  • The government props up the prices of farm products to support farmers' incomes. 政府保持农产品价格不变以保障农民们的收入。
13 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
参考例句:
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
14 essentially nntxw     
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
参考例句:
  • Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
  • She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
15 overdue MJYxY     
adj.过期的,到期未付的;早该有的,迟到的
参考例句:
  • The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了,被坏天气耽搁了。
  • The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了,因为房租过期未付。
16 ironic 1atzm     
adj.讽刺的,有讽刺意味的,出乎意料的
参考例句:
  • That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
  • People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”,但他们是在挖苦我。
17 chaotic rUTyD     
adj.混沌的,一片混乱的,一团糟的
参考例句:
  • Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
  • The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。
18 galaxy OhoxB     
n.星系;银河系;一群(杰出或著名的人物)
参考例句:
  • The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
  • The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
19 Buddhist USLy6     
adj./n.佛教的,佛教徒
参考例句:
  • The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
  • In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里,人世上一切事情都是空的。
20 radiator nTHxu     
n.暖气片,散热器
参考例句:
  • The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.管道的两端与暖气片相连接。
  • Top up the radiator before making a long journey.在长途旅行前加满散热器。
21 licensed ipMzNI     
adj.得到许可的v.许可,颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句:
  • The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
  • Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗?
22 radiators 3b2bec7153ad581082a64cd93346b77f     
n.(暖气设备的)散热器( radiator的名词复数 );汽车引擎的冷却器,散热器
参考例句:
  • You can preset the radiators to come on when you need them to. 你可以预先调好暖气,使它在你需要的时候启动。
  • Stars are radiators of vast power. 恒星是强大的发光体。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
23 advertising 1zjzi3     
n.广告业;广告活动 a.广告的;广告业务的
参考例句:
  • Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
  • The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

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