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Beastie Boys Story

So we walked in there and we found a bunch of super cool-lookingpunk kids our age hanging...

So we walked in there and we found a bunch of super cool-looking
punk kids our age hanging out

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So we walked in there
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and we found a bunch of super cool-looking punk kids our age hanging out.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:45
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
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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.
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 ...
Now, I was a super shy type of kid. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
Now, I was a super shy type of kid.
I guess the main thing I remember is probably, like, 10 or 12 kids in a room - Beastie Boys Story 00:10
I guess the main thing I remember is probably, like, 10 or 1...