#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a Book as unique as the band itself--by band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more. resembles a Beastie Boys LP in its wild variety of styles.--Rolling Stone. . .
Friendship is the book\'s subject as much as music, fame and New York.--The New York Times Book Review Wild, moving . . . .
Horovitz comes on like a borscht belt comedian, but beneath that he is urgent, incredulous, kind of vulnerable.
Diamond\'s voice is lapidary, droll. . . .
As with the band\'s] records, the book\'s structure is a lyrical three-man weave. . .
Praise for Beastie Boys Book A fascinating, generous Book with portraits and detail that float by in bursts of color .
Alongside the band narrative you will find rare photos, original illustrations, a cookBook by chef Roy Choi, a graphic novel, a map of Beastie Boys\' New York, mixtape playlists, pieces by guest contributors, and many more surprises.
With a style as distinctive and eclectic as a Beastie Boys album, Beastie Boys Book upends the typical music memoir.
For more than thirty years, this band has had an inescapable and indelible influence on popular culture.
Adam ADROCK Horovitz and Michael Mike D Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the debut album that became the first hip hop record ever to hit #1, Licensed to Ill--and the album\'s messy fallout as the band broke with Def Jam; their move to Los Angeles and rebirth with the genre-defying masterpiece Paul\'s Boutique; their evolution as musicians and social activists over the course of the classic albums Check Your Head, Ill Communication, and Hello Nasty and the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits conceived by the late Adam MCA Yauch; and more.
Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band.
The inspiration for the Spike Jonze live documentary Beastie Boys Story, now streaming on Apple TV+ NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Rolling Stone - The Guardian - Paste Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a Book as unique as the band itself--by band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more
