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Beastie Boys Story

The name stood for Boys Entering Anarchistic StatesTowards Inner Excellence

The name stood for Boys Entering Anarchistic States
Towards Inner Excellence

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The name stood for
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Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:43
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
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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.
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...
But it was all basically, like, friends having a good time. - Beastie Boys Story 00:04
But it was all basically, like, friends having a good time.
At that point, I was hanging out with Mike and Yauch and Kate all the time. - Beastie Boys Story 00:04
At that point, I was hanging out with Mike and Yauch and Kat...
I guess since I was standing there, I'm the new guitar player. - Beastie Boys Story 00:04
I guess since I was standing there, I'm the new guitar ...
I mean, we were like Monty Python as much as we were Black Flag. - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
I mean, we were like Monty Python as much as we were Black F...
My name is Kate. I'm a Capricorn, and I have lint in my pocket. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
My name is Kate. I'm a Capricorn, and I have lint in my...
-Give us your name. -My name's Ad, but you can call me Adam. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
-Give us your name. -My name's Ad, but you can call me ...
And I'm just hanging out here on TV. You know, your basic stuff. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
And I'm just hanging out here on TV. You know, your bas...
We listened to soul and punk and rap and reggae. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
We listened to soul and punk and rap and reggae.
So we were obsessed with this stupid commercial - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
So we were obsessed with this stupid commercial
Hello, I'm a Carvel celestial person from outer space. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
Hello, I'm a Carvel celestial person from outer space.
And someone had the smart idea - Beastie Boys Story 00:07
And someone had the smart idea
So, this guy Dave Parsons, - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
So, this guy Dave Parsons,
We would cut school to go hang out at this place, right? - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
We would cut school to go hang out at this place, right?