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It might have been Circle Jerks
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Beastie Boys Story

It might have been Circle Jerks, but I like the Misfits more, so I'm gonnasay that it was...

It might have been Circle Jerks, but I like the Misfits more, so I'm gonna
say that it was at a Misfits show

Full Transcript

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It might have been Circle Jerks,
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but I like the Misfits more, so I'm gonna say that it was at a Misfits show.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:35
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Here's a little story they're about to tell... Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze.
Now, somehow, me and my two friends heard - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
Now, somehow, me and my two friends heard
So we walked in there - Beastie Boys Story 00:08
So we walked in there
And I actually recognized one of them, Jill Cunniff, - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
And I actually recognized one of them, Jill Cunniff,
I also recognized one of the other kids in the group, - Beastie Boys Story 00:07
I also recognized one of the other kids in the group,
And she was into, I don't know, more sophisticated, European kind of music-- - Beastie Boys Story 00:11
And she was into, I don't know, more sophisticated, Eur...
So, she was into cool bands like Kraftwerk. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
So, she was into cool bands like Kraftwerk.
And she lived in this loft on 14th Street with her mom - Beastie Boys Story 00:10
And she lived in this loft on 14th Street with her mom
My first punk rock friend was Dave Scilken. And he-- - Beastie Boys Story 00:07
My first punk rock friend was Dave Scilken. And he--
So me and my best friend in junior high school, - Beastie Boys Story 00:10
So me and my best friend in junior high school,
At that time, our main hangout was at John Berry's apartment - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
At that time, our main hangout was at John Berry's apar...
In the early '80s, everyone in our scene was in some kind of band. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
In the early '80s, everyone in our scene was in some ki...
And Yauch kept pushing us to start a band with him. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
And Yauch kept pushing us to start a band with him.
Now he already had a name for it: - Beastie Boys Story 00:04
Now he already had a name for it:
The band originally was me, Kate, Adam Yauch, John Berry. - Beastie Boys Story 00:07
The band originally was me, Kate, Adam Yauch, John Berry.
The name stood for - Beastie Boys Story 00:07
The name stood for
The acronym alone makes no sense - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
The acronym alone makes no sense
And inaccurate, because there was a girl drummer, Kate. - Beastie Boys Story 00:04
And inaccurate, because there was a girl drummer, Kate.
So, our very first gig was at John Berry's house, - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
So, our very first gig was at John Berry's house,
And Yauch's like, "You know what, - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
And Yauch's like, "You know what,
And then, when we go up to play, somehow I got nominated to be the singer. - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
And then, when we go up to play, somehow I got nominated to ...